1962 Map of Dexter

About this map

Grouse Creek and its many tributaries, including Plum Creek and Turkey Creek, carve a detailed drainage pattern across this Cowley County landscape. The town of Dexter serves as a central hub, where the Missouri Pacific railroad line makes a distinct turn as it travels through the valley. This 1962 field-checked survey reveals an economy tied to the land, indicated by a local Quarry and a municipal Reservoir positioned just east of the main settlement. Further south, the small community of Hooser sits near the edge of Cedar township, connected by the rail line as it follows the winding path of Crabb Creek. The map provides a clear look at rural Kansas during the early 1960s, documenting the spatial relationship between these creek-side settlements and the essential transportation corridors that sustained them.