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1968 Map of Medford NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Medford NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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The Kansas-Oklahoma border cuts through this landscape, dividing Grant County from Sumner County along a winding section of Bluff Creek. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad runs diagonally through the northwest corner, serving a community just south of the state line where local recreation and entertainment are evidenced by the Caldwell Golf Course and a Drive-in Theater. This 1968 field-checked map captures the area's agricultural and industrial character, from the Shale Pits in the east to the Southeast Renfrow Oil Field in the south.

Rural life is anchored by landmarks like the Cherokee Strip Bridge crossing the state line and several country institutions. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Spring Creek Cem, Williams Cem, and North Star Ch, which provide a geographic record of early family settlements in Fairview and Bluff townships. Numerous small watercourses, including Sullivan Branch and Deer Creek, define the drainage patterns of this borderland territory.