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1957 Map of Ellsworth

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Ellsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Smoky Hill River winds through this central Kansas landscape, defining the corridor for both the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. In the late 1950s, the town of Ellsworth serves as a local hub, featuring the Ellsworth Airport and institutional landmarks like the St Francis Boys Home and the Good Samaritan Home. The 1970s photorevisions shown in purple indicate expanding residential footprints and the development of a Trailer Park near the river's edge.

Downriver to the east, Kanopolis sits near the junction of several rail lines, reflecting its industrial character with a nearby Drive-in Theater and the Kanopolis Cem. The map also captures the rural township structures of Ash Creek and Empire, where the meandering courses of Oxide Creek and Mud Creek cut through the prairie. This edition specifically notes areas subject to controlled inundation from the Kanopolis Lake project downstream.