
The Smoky Hill River winds through the northwestern corner of this Kansas landscape, where the Union Pacific Railroad and Missouri Pacific Railroad converge near the Saline and McPherson County line. This mid-1960s survey reveals a rural territory defined by traditional townships and scattered local landmarks, including the Smoky Hill Cem and Zion Cem. The topography is marked by numerous drainages such as Kentucky Creek, Sharps Creek, and North Gypsum Creek, which carve through the terrain between established areas like Bonaville and New Gottland. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by several Sandpits located south of the Radio Tower. The inclusion of the residential pocket at Alliance Acres and its adjacent Alliance Acres Park shows the localized development occurring amidst the broader agricultural and hydraulic features like Gas Lake.
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1889 · Newton
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Abilene
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Hutchinson
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Salina
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Hutchinson
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Newton
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Abilene
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1942 · Salina
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1955 · Assaria
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Smolan
USGS Topo · 1:24,000