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1969 Map of Fairview

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Fairview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Fairview serves as the focal point of this Major County landscape, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor defines the local transit and development patterns. The town center is densely detailed with its Courthouse, Hospital, and educational facilities like the High School and Chamberlain School. To the north, the small settlement of Orienta sits near the winding course of the Cimarron River, which is flanked by the distinctive geologic formations of Cleo, Stone, and Quinlan.

The rural outskirts are marked by scattered symbols of community and industry, from the Saron Ch and Saron Cem in the northwest to the Fairview City Wells and Camp Saline. Evidence of shifting transportation is found in the Old Railroad Grade running parallel to the river. The presence of numerous Gas Wells and a Sandpit indicates the area's mid-century reliance on natural resource extraction and the river's alluvial deposits.