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1961 Map of Hays South

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hays South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Hays serves as the central hub of this 1961 survey, showing a period of significant growth south into the plains of Ellis County. The map details the transition from the concentrated urban core around the Courthouse and Hadley Hospital to the expanding campus of Fort Hays State College. South of the city, the meandering course of Big Creek defines the landscape, passing through Frontier Historical Park and the grounds of the Old Fort Hays Museum.

Rural life is anchored by the settlement of Munjor and its parish school at St Marys Sch, while the surrounding Wheatland Field is marked by a proliferation of Oil Wells and a network of section roads. The industrial and transportation infrastructure of the era is evident in the Union Pacific rail line and the presence of several Quarry sites. The southern reaches are characterized by more dramatic topography, including Lookout Wheatland Field and the drainage of Lookout Hollow.