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1963 Map of Hill City 4 SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hill City 4 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Saline River cuts a winding path through this western Kansas landscape, where the high plains of Ellis and Trego counties meet. In the early 1960s, the rural character of this region was defined by its scattered communal landmarks and a growing extractive economy. Local education and faith were anchored by sites like Cottonwood Grove Sch and St John Ch, providing essential points of reference for the farming families in the West Hamilton and Ogallah townships.

Industry is clearly visible in the extensive Oil Field operations north of Spring Creek, punctuated by numerous drill holes and oil wells. The terrain is further marked by the drainage systems of Wild Horse Creek and Tomcat Creek, along with smaller resource extraction points such as a Gravel Pit and a Shale Pit. This survey captures the region just as photogrammetric mapping began to provide precise detail of the fence lines and section boundaries that organized the prairie.