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1891 Map of Larned

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Larned
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1901
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1901

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as the primary geographical anchor for this late 19th-century survey of Pawnee and Rush counties. The settlement of Larned is shown at the critical junction where the Pawnee River meets the Arkansas, established as a major hub for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Further west along the line, the small outpost of Garfield marks the rail's progression through the river valley.

To the north, the landscape is defined by the Walnut Creek drainage system and the east-west tracks of the Missouri Pacific Railway. Small agricultural stops like Rush Centre, Timken, and Nekoma are clustered along the northern rail corridor. The map preserves the grid of early townships, including Ash Valley and Pleasant Ridge, illustrating the systematic division of the Kansas prairie during the height of the homesteading era.