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1957 Map of Lone Star

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Lone Star
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lone Star Lake and the winding course of Washington Creek dominate the northwest corner of this Douglas County landscape, reflecting the agricultural and community foundations of the mid-20th century. The terrain is deeply carved by the drainage systems of Chicken Creek and the West Fork Tauy Creek, creating a pattern of upland ridges where many of the area's schools and churches were established. These small rural hubs, including St Johns Ch and Brethren Ch, served as the social anchors for scattered farmsteads.

Evidence of early rural education is remarkably dense here, with structures like Union Sch, Central Sch, and Exceline Sch marking the sections. The settlement of Worden sits along a prominent east-west corridor, featuring its own Worden Cem and a nearby Town Hall. This map captures a transition period in Kansas land use, where traditional section-line roads and family-named cemeteries like Flory Cem and Ulrich Cem remained the primary landmarks of the local geography.