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1966 Map of Hargrave

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Hargrave
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Hargrave sits at the center of this rural Kansas landscape, situated along the Missouri Pacific railroad line during the mid-1960s. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Big Timber Creek and Snake Creek, which carve through the townships of Hampton, Fairview, Alexander, and Brookdale. This survey illustrates a traditional Great Plains agricultural and industrial environment where sections of land are punctuated by localized resource extraction, including several Sandpits and Oil Wells in the eastern portion of the quadrangle.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by the inclusion of the Hampton Cem and Hall Cem, providing specific locations for family researchers. The rail corridor serves as the primary east-west artery, connecting the small settlement of Hargrave to the broader regional economy. The map preserves the exact placement of rural farmsteads and field boundaries as they existed before modern consolidation.