1947 Map of Fort Riley

About this map

The Republican River and Smoky Hill River converge at Junction City to form the Kansas River, anchoring a landscape dominated by the expansive Fort Riley Military Reservation. In the years following World War II, the area displays a complex mix of military infrastructure and established rural life. The reservation contains specialized training grounds such as the Vehicle Firing Range, Machine Gun Range, and the Sevenmile Impact Area, alongside established installations like Camp Forsyth and Marshall Air Force Base. Outside the military boundary, small farming communities and educational centers like Milford and Alida Sch persist. Numerous local burial grounds, including Barry Cem and Liberty Cem, provide valuable geographic markers for genealogists tracing families in the Riley and Geary county borderlands.