1961 Map of Ferrelview

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The construction of Kansas City International Airport dominates this landscape, showing the massive infrastructure and runway expansion that reshaped Platte County during the early 1970s. This survey records the rural character of the region just as it began transitioning into a major transportation hub, with purple revision lines indicating new developments since the original 1961 field check. Small crossroads communities like Ferrelview and Linkville sit adjacent to the sprawling airfield, while the surrounding area remains dotted with family burial grounds such as Weller Cem and Brasfield Cem. The terrain is carved by numerous watercourses, including Prairie Creek and Todd Creek, which flow through the agricultural townships of Carroll and May. The presence of the Roanridge Institute and several country schools like East Platte Sch highlights the local social fabric before regional suburbanization fully took hold.