1964 Map of Lees Summit

About this map

Unity Village stands as a focal point in this landscape of mid-century suburban expansion, situated at the junction of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. The 1964 survey, with updates into the mid-1970s, documents the sprawling corporate boundaries of Kansas City and Lees Summit as they move toward one another. Along the Little Blue River and its tributaries like Cedar Creek, the map captures a mix of established religious and educational institutions, such as Longview Chapel and Our Lady of Lourdes Sch, alongside industrial and recreational landmarks like the Kansas City International Drag Strip and several active quarries. Small communities like Knobtown, Basonia, and Vale remain identifiable even as the residential grid of Raytown and Ruskin Heights intensifies. Notable family-named burial grounds including Oliver Cem and Ganzer Cem provide critical touchpoints for genealogical research within this evolving Jackson County corridor.