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1950 Map of Midland

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Midland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Midland sits at the confluence of transport and terrain where the Union Pacific rail line and the later Kansas Turnpike bisect the river-bottom lands. The landscape transitions from the southern flats near the Kansas River and Mud Creek to the dissected uplands of Sarcoxie and Tonganoxie townships. This 1950 survey, with purple photorevisions from 1967, documents a rural educational landscape transitioning toward modernization, noting several local country schools including Mound Sch, O'Neil Sch, and Mackey Sch.

Genealogists can locate family plots at Hardy Oak Cem and Maple Grove Cem, while the northern portion of the sheet features the recreational development around Leavenworth County State Lake within Leavenworth County State Park. The placement of the Lawrence Municipal Airport near the confluence of the Wakarusa River illustrates the mid-century expansion of regional infrastructure across the Jefferson and Douglas County lines.