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1957 Map of Holyrood NE

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Holyrood NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Smoky Hill River carves a broad valley across the northern reaches of this Ellsworth County landscape, serving as a primary corridor for early transportation and settlement. Paralleling the river, the Union Pacific railroad tracks follow the natural grade, while the San Francisco St Louis and line cuts diagonally through the southern sections of Lincoln and Ellsworth townships. The map illustrates a transition from the riparian lowlands to the elevated, dissected plateaus of the Black Wolf region.

Drainage patterns are clearly defined by numerous tributaries, including Wolf Creek, Little Wolf Creek, and Buffalo Cr, which feed into the main river system from the north. To the south, the headwaters of Ash Creek and Turkey Creek reveal the undulating prairie topography. For those studying Kansas history, this 1957 field-checked survey preserves the mid-century rural infrastructure of a region shaped by its intersecting rail lines and vital waterways.