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1962 Map of Lamar North

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lamar and its surrounding townships in Barton County reflect a mid-century landscape defined by agricultural plots and a dual-railroad economy. The city serves as the primary hub, showing concentrated development including the Hospital, Armory, and multiple educational buildings. The Missouri Pacific and St Louis San Francisco lines intersect the region, driving the growth of smaller settlements like Irwin and Lamar Heights.

Beyond the urban center, the terrain is shaped by the Spring River and its many tributaries, such as Little Clear Creek and Dry Wood Creek. These watercourses provided the natural boundaries for rural life, where community focal points like Central Chapel and country schools including Rockdale Sch and Haines Grove Sch stood as anchors for the outlying farming population. Genealogists will find notable detail in the locations of Bakers Grove Cem and Nigh Cem, situated near the bends of the local creeks.