1965 Map of Geuda Springs

About this map

Geuda Springs sits at the northern edge of this landscape where the Sumner Co Cowley Co line meets the Arkansas River. The region in the mid-1960s is defined by a mix of agricultural township lines, such as Walton and Murphy, and an active energy sector visible in the Padgett Oil Field and Bolton Gas and Oil Field. A notable historical artifact is the Old Indian Treaty Boundary cutting across the central section, marking a legacy of frontier surveying that persists alongside mid-century infrastructure like Strother Air Field No 2. Local life is anchored by rural institutions, including Centerview Sch and Mt Hope Ch, while the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bisects the prairie through Ashton. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade further suggests the shifting transportation patterns as the area's rail-and-river economy evolved.