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1948 Map of Liberal

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Liberal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Kansas-Missouri state line defines the western edge of this 1948 survey, where the border between Crawford County and Barton County meets a landscape heavily shaped by the coal industry. Extensive strip mines dominate the terrain, particularly around the settlements of Mulberry, Burgess, and Fuller. The town of Liberal serves as a central hub, connected by a dense network of railroads including the St. Louis-San Francisco, Missouri Pacific, and Kansas City Southern.

Rural life in the Leroy township is marked by a high concentration of country schools, such as Lookout School, Fairview School, and Galmartin School. These small institutions, along with the Leroy and Liberal cemeteries, provide clear landmarks for genealogical research. The drainage of the region is characterized by the meandering Dry Wood Creek and its various tributaries, including Second Nicolson Creek and Better Creek, which weave between the excavated mining tracts.