1972 Map of Kinsley SW

About this map

Arkansas River hydrology and early land divisions define this portion of Edwards County during the early 1970s. The landscape is marked by the significant Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which cuts across the southern section of the map, providing a glimpse into the historical surveying and settlement patterns of the Kansas plains. To the north, the town of Kinsley sits near the confluence of Coon Creek and the river, served by the extensive tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The terrain transitions into the sand hills of North Brown and South Brown, where the isolated Chapel Ranch stands as a notable landmark in an otherwise sparsely populated expanse of grazing land and intermittent wells.