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1960 Map of Deerfield

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Deerfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Lake Mc Kinney dominates the northwestern landscape of this 1960s Kansas survey, serving as a critical reservoir for the extensive irrigation network that sustains the surrounding plains. The town of Deerfield sits at the edge of this hydraulic system, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor runs parallel to the winding Arkansas River. The intricate web of the Amazon Canal, Eastern Ditch, and Great Santa Fe Ditch reveals a landscape defined by water management and agricultural engineering.

Local landmarks like the Pioneer Community Hall and the Lakin Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to the region. Scattered throughout the quadrangle, dozens of gas wells indicate the mid-century energy production that coexisted with the river-valley farming. From the Radio Tower to the Sandpits, the map documents a transition from traditional ranching and farming to a more modernized industrial and utility infrastructure.