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1972 Map of Diamond Springs

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Diamond Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Diamond Springs and the surrounding drainage of the Cottonwood River valley define this rural landscape along the border of Morris and Chase Counties in the early 1970s. The settlement pattern is anchored by the historic routes of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railroads, which parallel the winding courses of Dodds Creek and Diamond Creek. These waterways, along with tributaries like Schaffer Creek and Paddy Creek, carve through the Flint Hills terrain, creating a network of ridges and draws marked by numerous exploratory drill holes.

Local history and genealogy are preserved at the Diamond Creek Cem and Boenitz Cem, located near the creek bottoms. The presence of a rural School and several small bridges reflects a quiet, agrarian community structure typical of this region before further modernization. The map's detail provides a clear view of the land use, where the intersection of rail transport and natural water sources shaped the early development of this Kansas interior.