1955 Map of Cresson

About this map

Cresson sits at a strategic junction in the mid-1950s, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway and several highways converge at the crossroads of Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties. This landscape is defined by the transition from upland prairies to the carved valleys of Bear Creek and Mustang Creek, eventually draining toward the newly formed Benbrook Lake in the northeast. The presence of several distinct burial grounds, such as Day Radcliff Cemetery and Keyes Cem, indicates a long-standing pattern of family-centered rural settlement.