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1985 Map of Hutchinson

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Hutchinson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The central Kansas agricultural and industrial corridor is mapped here in the mid-1980s, anchored by the hubs of Hutchinson, McPherson, and Newton. This region exhibits a dense grid of rural townships like New Gottland, Groveland, and Lone Tree, where the landscape is defined by the transition from prairie to intensive cultivation. Significant educational and industrial infrastructure is visible, including McPherson College and an Oil Refinery on the outskirts of McPherson, alongside Bethel College in Newton.

Water management and conservation are central to the terrain, featuring the extensive Marion Lake and the Marion Lake State Wildlife Area to the northeast, and the Maxwell State Wildlife Area near Battle Hill. The drainage of the Little Arkansas River and the Arkansas River near South Hutchinson shapes the southern reaches of the map, while the rail networks of the At&Sf Rr and Cri&P Rr connect smaller settlements like Buhler, Inman, and Hesston.