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1955 Map of Milford

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Republican River meanders through the heart of this mid-century Kansas landscape, defining the topography across the borders of Geary, Riley, and Clay counties. This survey, based on 1950s field checks, reveals the township of Milford as a critical junction for the Union Pacific railroad, centered around the Milford Station. The cultural layer is particularly dense with rural institutions, including the Myersdale School, Zoar School, and Hillside Church, which served the surrounding farming townships of Madison and Grant.

An intriguing historical marker, the Indian Grave Monument, stands on a ridge overlooking the river valley, while several family and community burial grounds like Timber Creek Cem and Branscom Cem are documented across the undulating terrain. The drainage network is intricately mapped, showing how Timber Creek, Madison Creek, and School Creek feed into the main river channel before it heads south toward Smoky Hill.