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1961 Map of Hays North

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hays North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The growing city of Hays anchors this 1961 survey, showing a landscape defined by education, religion, and the petroleum industry. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the grid of the city, featuring numerous institutions such as St Joseph Academy, Fort Hays State College, and several parochial and public schools like St Joseph Sch and Lincoln Sch. The city's northern expansion is hemmed by the Union Pacific railroad corridor and the winding course of Big Creek.

Outside the urban center, the terrain is heavily marked by the region's extraction economy. Extensive oil operations are mapped in the Bemis Shutts Oil Field and Catherine Oil Field, while dozens of quarries dot the hillsides near the North Fork Big Creek. Notable landmarks include the Mt Allen Cem and the St Joseph Cem, alongside a network of local roads connecting the townships of Buckeye and Big Creek.