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1962 Map of Jewell SE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Jewell SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape of north-central Kansas is defined here by the confluence of several vital waterways and the administrative divide of the Jewell Co Mitchell Co line. Meandering through the heart of the terrain, Plum Creek and Little Cheyenne Creek provide a natural framework for the surrounding townships of Prairie, Allen, and Lulu. This 1962 field-checked survey reveals a quiet rural economy supported by local resource extraction, as evidenced by several Gravel Pits and a solitary Gravel Pit located south of the main creek beds.

Transportation and history intersect at the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which cuts across the southeastern corner of the quadrangle. For genealogists and local historians, the Pleasant Prairie Cem serves as a significant landmark in the northern reaches of the Plum Creek township. The map captures a moment in the early 1960s when the section-line road network was fully established, connecting remote farmsteads across the prairie to the wider region.