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1960 Map of Mayetta

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Mayetta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Indian Reservation Boundary bisects this Jackson County landscape, marking the transition between the townships of Lincoln, Cedar, and Douglas. The town of Mayetta serves as a central hub along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which cuts a straight line through the undulating terrain of the Potawatomi reservation lands. Local community life is anchored by a network of country schools and churches, including Bell Sch, Ray Sch, and the Cedar Valley Ch near the eastern edge.

The drainage patterns of the area are defined by several watercourses like South Cedar Creek and the various forks of West Fork Muddy Creek. These creek valleys, shown with detailed 10-foot contour intervals, provided the natural corridors for early settlement and agriculture. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of local burial grounds such as Cedar Grove Cem and the Mayetta Cem, which provide specific geographic anchors for family history research in this part of Kansas.