1963 Map of Five Mounds

About this map

Old Indian Treaty Boundary bisects this Kansas landscape, marking a historical line through Pleasant Valley and Chetopa townships. The map documents an area defined by its prominent landforms, including the cluster of Five Mounds, Dewey Mound, and Three Mounds. These elevations rise above the drainage basins of Pumpkin Creek and Big Cedar Creek, where rural community life centered around landmarks like Pleasant Valley Ch and its neighboring Pleasant Valley Cem. Small-scale industrial activity is evident throughout the region, with numerous Oil Wells, a Quarry, and a Gravel Pit scattered across the countryside. The presence of Crane Cem near the eastern border further highlights the established family settlements that shaped this portion of Wilson and Neosho counties during the early 1960s.