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1965 Map of Concordia

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Concordia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Concordia serves as a dense hub of transit and civic activity in this mid-1960s survey, where three major railroads—the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, and the Missouri Pacific—converge south of the Republican River. The city is meticulously detailed with landmarks like the Courthouse, City Hall, and the Nazareth Convent, alongside numerous neighborhood schools such as Washington Sch and McKinley Sch.

Beyond the urban center, the landscape transitions into the agricultural townships of Sibley, Lincoln, and Arion. The river valley is defined by dramatic bends and tributary creeks like Buffalo Creek and Wolf Creek. Rural life is marked by several historical burial grounds, including Sibley Cem and West Branch Cem, while the Blosser Airport and several radio towers indicate the modernizing infrastructure of the era.