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1965 Map of Mc Pherson SE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Mc Pherson SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Turkey Creek and Running Turkey Creek wind through the agricultural landscape of McPherson County in the mid-1960s, a region where rural life and energy production overlap. The settlement of Elyria anchors the western edge, adjacent to the Missouri Pacific railroad line that cuts diagonally across the prairie. This area is characterized by a dense network of traditional communal landmarks, including several rural burial grounds such as Empire Cem, Dunkard Cem, and Lone Tree Cem.

Industry is visible in the northeast at the Ritz Canton Oil Field, with numerous Oil Wells scattered across the township sections. Evidence of mid-century civic infrastructure appears through the Sunflower Sch and Emmanuel Ch, alongside the Sewage Disposal Ponds near the northern boundary. The 1985 revisions, highlighted in purple, document shifts in local transportation and land use decades after the initial 1962 survey.