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1969 Map of Kanorado

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Kanorado
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Kanorado stands as a vital rail-side hub on the High Plains, situated directly on the State Line where Kansas meets Colorado. This landscape, surveyed in the late 1960s, is defined by the east-west corridor of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which parallels the highway and anchors the local economy. Large Grain Bins near the tracks and a local Park reflect the organized development of this agricultural community.

Outside the town site, the terrain is shaped by the subtle drainage of Middle Beaver Creek and South Beaver Creek. Numerous irrigation points, labeled simply as Well, dot the agricultural plots, illustrating the intense groundwater management required for farming in Sherman County. The presence of a Gravel Pit along the creek beds further indicates the local extraction of materials used to build the region's transportation network.