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1969 Map of Fairfield NW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Fairfield NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

U S Naval Ammunition Depot (Abandoned) occupies a significant portion of the northern landscape, its former military footprint contrasting with the surrounding agricultural sections of Glenville and Lone Tree. To the south, the Little Blue River carves a meandering path through Spring Ranch, where the Gaging Station monitors the local hydrology. This 1969 survey reveals the skeletal remains of past transport and industry, including an Old Railroad Grade and a small Gravel Pit near the river bluffs.

Genealogists will find particular value in the presence of Anandale Cem, Spring Ranch Cem, and St Aloysius Cem, which anchor the small settlements of Anan and Spring Ranch. The path of the Union Pacific railroad cuts diagonally across the northern townships, following the drainage of Big Sandy Creek. The map provides a detailed look at rural infrastructure in Clay County during the late 1960s, documenting numerous wells and the local Sewage Disposal Pond near the northwestern boundary.