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1967 Map of Lamont

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lamont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Verdigris River meanders through the heart of this Greenwood County landscape, carving a fertile valley through the distinct townships of Madison, Shell Rock, and Janesville. The map captures a period of transition in local transportation, dominated by the long diagonal sweep of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Grade and an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to the shifting rail economy of the mid-20th century.

Settlement patterns are anchored by the community of Lamont in the northeast and the smaller locales of Hilltop and Bisbee. Local life is further evidenced by landmarks such as the Apostolic Ch and a rural Cem, while the landscape is dotted with several Gravel Pits, indicating the era's small-scale extraction industries. Tributaries like Holderman Creek and Long Creek feed into the primary river system, defining the drainage of this Kansas prairie terrain.