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1969 Map of Frankfort

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

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Frankfort serves as the focal point of this North Central Kansas landscape, situated at the confluence of the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. The town's grid is dense with detail, including the Frankfort Cem and a nearby Golf Course, while the surrounding rural townships of Vermillion and Wells are marked by family-named landmarks and essential community sites like the Osborne Community Center.

The southern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the rising waters of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir, which has altered the traditional course of the Black Vermillion River. The impact of water management and transportation is evident in the transition from active rail lines to an Old Railroad Grade near the reservoir. Scattered Quarries and several rural burial grounds, including Wells Cem and Barrett Cem, reflect the area's agricultural and industrial foundations during the late 1960s.