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1962 Map of Elgin NE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Elgin NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Middle Caney River snakes through the heart of the Center and Summit townships in this early 1960s snapshot of Chautauqua County. The landscape is defined by its drainage network, with numerous tributaries including Butchers Branch, Spring Creek, and Rock Creek carving through the terrain. A notable geographic feature is Butcher Falls, located near where the river meets the Pacific rail line.

Evidence of local industry and community life is sparse but significant, marked by scattered Oil Wells and a Quarry. For those researching local families, the map provides precise locations for several burial grounds, including Spring Creek Cem, Rogers Cem, and Denick Cem. High points such as Gibbs BM provide orientation amidst the rolling prairie and wooded creek bottoms that characterized this portion of southeastern Kansas during the mid-century.