1958 Map of Dodge City

About this map

The Arkansas River and Cimarron River systems define the agricultural and industrial landscape of southwest Kansas in the late 1950s. The region is marked by an extensive network of natural gas infrastructure and a rural settlement pattern rooted in small schools and community centers like the Shockey School and Hillside School. Near the regional hub of Garden City, institutions such as the Kansas State College Experiment Station and the Kansas State Game Farm highlight the era's focus on agricultural research and wildlife management. Further south, the Sand hills and Dunes create a distinct terrain around the Cimarron River as it passes near Liberal toward the Oklahoma border. Transport is dominated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which links established towns such as Dodge City, Syracuse, and Cimarron.