1969 Map of Mc Allaster NW

About this map

The South Fork Solomon River flows across the northern edge of this Kansas landscape, while the Smoky Hill River cuts through the southwestern corner, marking a significant hydrologic divide in the High Plains. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the terrain is defined by the high tablelands of Iowa and Mc Allaster, where the drainage patterns of Sand Creek have carved deep contours into the earth. The map reveals the functional infrastructure of the rural west, including a spillway and a remote Jeep Trail traversing the open range. Bordered by several county lines, including the junction of Sherman, Wallace, and Logan counties, the map captures a period of active land use evidenced by scattered gravel pits and isolated water wells.