1964 Map of Crawford

About this map

Crawford sits along the southern edge of the central Kansas plains, positioned at the intersection of rural agriculture and early industrial extraction during the mid-1960s. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts across the southern portion of the sheet, providing a vital link for the agricultural townships of Galt and Odessa while serving the emerging petroleum landscape of the Click Southeast Oil Field. The terrain is defined by the headwaters and drainages of Thompson Creek, Bluff Creek, and Horse Creek, which carve through the townships of Empire, Trivoli, and Langley. This survey captures the region as the Kanopolis Reservoir altered the northern hydrology, and local family history remains anchored in scattered sites like Scaife Cem, Click Cem, Liscum Cem, and Forest Grove Cem.