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1945 Map of Moscow

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Moscow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

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The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts a diagonal path through this corner of Stevens County, serving the small agricultural hub of Moscow. This 1940s landscape is defined by the sweeping curves of the Cimarron River and its North Fork, which carve through the plains and define the various township boundaries like Sullivan and Dudley.

A network of country schools provides a clear picture of the rural social structure of the era. Educational landmarks include the Vanceville Sch, Ethelton Sch, and the Cimarron Grange Sch, while the presence of the Ramsey Sch (abandoned) near the southern border suggests shifting populations or school consolidations during the early 1940s. Smaller settlements like Ryus in the north and the Golden Plains Sch near the Seward County line offer precise data points for genealogists researching family homesteads in the Kansas high plains.