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1961 Map of Kirwin SW

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Kirwin SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Bow Creek Valley dominates the northern landscape of this Phillips and Rooks County borderland, where the Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge follows the contours of the reservoir's western reaches. The 1961 field check reveals a rural society organized around small community hubs like the Delmar Community Hall and the West Hope Sch, which served the outlying townships of Lanark and Ash Rock.

Drainage patterns are clearly defined by numerous tributaries including Hungry Hollow, Douglas Creek, and East Branch Jim Creek, all flowing toward the central valley. Local landmarks such as the Greenwood Cem and Catfish Cove provide specific points of interest for genealogists and researchers tracing family footprints in North Central Kansas during the mid-twentieth century, a time when the region was being reshaped by federal Missouri River Basin development programs.