1891 Map of Larned

About this map

Larned serves as the regional hub in this late nineteenth-century survey, situated at the strategic confluence of the Pawnee River and the Arkansas River. The landscape is defined by the early expansion of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which parallels the Arkansas River through Garfield, and the Missouri Pacific Railway pushing west from the town center. The map reveals a highly structured prairie divided into named townships such as Pleasant Ridge and Ash Valley, reflecting the rapid civil organization of central Kansas. Waterways like Walnut Creek and Big Coon Creek are the primary natural landmarks, dictated by the flat, high plains topography. Small rail stops and settlements including Rush Centre, Nekoma, and Roselle mark the advancement of the agricultural frontier before many of these early railroad sidings evolved or faded.