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1964 Map of Gypsum SE

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Gypsum SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Saline, McPherson, Dickinson, and Marion counties converge across this mid-century rural landscape, defining a region where agricultural land use meets early fossil fuel extraction. Small community centers are anchored by Friedensthal Ch and Logan Ch, reflecting the deep-rooted immigrant and religious heritage of the Kansas plains. The terrain is marked by the winding course of the North Cottonwood River and Gypsum Creek, which provide drainage for the surrounding uplands.

Local family history is preserved in small burial grounds such as Pankratz Cem, Kaiser Cem, and the Baptist Cem. Meanwhile, an Oil Field and scattered Oil Well locations indicate the industrial diversification occurring alongside traditional farming. From the heights of Battle Hill to the springs at Elm Springs, the map documents the physical and social structure of these prairie townships prior to late-twentieth-century consolidation.