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1955 Map of Douglass

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Douglass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Douglass and the surrounding Butler County countryside appear here as they were mid-century, defined by the confluence of the Walnut River and the Little Walnut River. The township system is clearly visible, with Pleasant, Richland, and Douglass boundaries intersecting across a landscape of agriculture and early oil exploration. Numerous small cemeteries, such as Dunlap Cem, Rose Hill Cem, Friends Cem, and Richland Cem, provide vital clues for genealogists tracking early families of the region.

Transport and education networks are anchored by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and rural community centers like Salter. Small schools, including Floral Sch and Richland Sch, are shown alongside the Friends Ch, reflecting the dense social fabric of these rural townships before many smaller districts consolidated. Evidence of local industry is peppered throughout the drainage basins of Eightmile Creek and Fourmile Creek in the form of scattered Oil Wells and a local Quarry.