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1952 Map of Elmont

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Elmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

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The Potawatomi Old Reservation Boundary East runs vertically through this rural landscape north of Topeka, marking a significant historical line in the transition from indigenous lands to settled Kansas townships. The agricultural character of the area in the early 1950s is defined by a dense network of one-room schoolhouses such as South Hoyt Sch and Capitol View Sch, alongside community focal points like the Pleasant Hill Ch.

Transport and industry follow the drainage of Halfday Creek and the West Fork Muddy Creek, with the Chicago and Pacific Rock Island railroad providing the primary connection between the small settlements of Hoyt and Elmont. A Pumping Station and several Quarry sites near Elmont indicate the local infrastructure supporting the region during this post-war period. Genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped, including Halfday Cem and Steward Cem.