1969 Map of Greensburg NW

About this map

Rattlesnake Creek meanders through the central plains of this Kansas landscape, crossing through the townships of Butler, Martin, and Garfield. This late 1960s survey documents a region defined by agricultural sections and growing energy extraction, most notably the Falick South Oil Field. The landscape is etched with a network of pipelines and dotted with numerous drill holes and an active Pumping Station, indicating the industrial character of the rural economy. For family historians, the map provides precise locations for the Bethel Cem and McKinley Cem, which serve as small but vital landmarks in an otherwise open, sectioned environment. The boundary between Edwards and Kiowa counties runs across the northern portion of the sheet, dividing the high plains terrain into distinct administrative and land-use blocks.