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1969 Map of Claflin

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Claflin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Kraft-Prusa Oil and Gas Field dominates the central landscape of Barton County in the late 1960s, with numerous oil wells scattered across the prairie. The town of Claflin serves as the primary hub, situated at the junction of the Missouri Pacific railroad. Further north and west, the smaller settlements of Odin and Hitschmann anchor rural communities, with the Holy Family Ch and its accompanying Holy Family Cem serving as local landmarks.

Southern reaches of the map transition into the Cheyenne Bottoms State Waterfowl Management Area, where Cow Creek and Cheyenne Creek meander toward the wetlands. The mapping includes distinctive details for researchers, such as the Bloomingdale Cem and Pleasant View Cem, alongside the industrial presence of a Sandpit and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail line cutting diagonally across the northern townships.