1948 Map of Jarbalo

About this map

Stranger Creek and its many winding tributaries, including Fall Creek and Jarbalo Creek, define the landscape of this rural Kansas township just after the war. The settlement of Jarbalo serves as a central hub, surrounded by a dense network of country schools that speak to the established farming communities of the late 1940s. Genealogists will find a wealth of records in the placement of Centennial School & Cem, Fall Creek Cemetery, and Eagle Cemetery. The terrain is characterized by dissected plateaus and wooded creek bottoms, with the Union Pacific line cutting through the southern portion of the quadrangle near Smith School. From the Friendship Valley School in Tonganoxie township to the Central School in the northeast, this survey documents a high density of local educational landmarks before the era of school consolidation.