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1965 Map of Mc Pherson SE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Mc Pherson SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Ritz Canton Oil Field dominates the northeast corner of this Kansas landscape, reflecting the mid-century petroleum industry in McPherson County. South of the city of McPherson, the land is defined by a dense network of sectional roads and the meandering paths of Turkey Creek and Running Turkey Creek. This area was historically organized into civil townships including McPherson, Empire, King City, Lone Tree, and Mound, each dotted with the essential landmarks of a rural farming community.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Sunflower Sch and several country cemeteries like Dunkard Cem and Empire Cem. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path across the southwest, passing near the small settlement of Elyria and its adjacent Roadside Park. This survey provides a clear view of the transition from industrial oil extraction to traditional plains agriculture during the mid-1960s.