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1959 Map of Neodesha

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Neodesha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Neodesha sits at the confluence of the Fall River and the Verdigris River, serving as a critical junction for the Missouri Pacific and St Louis San Francisco railroads. This mid-century survey captures the community as a significant energy hub, dominated by the Neodesha Oil Field and the large Settling Basins on the town's southern edge. The landscape is punctuated by distinctive terrain features like Little Bear Mound and Buff Mound, while the surrounding prairie is marked by small settlements such as Buffville and several family cemeteries including Ross Cem and Varner Cem.

Educational infrastructure is detailed throughout the town site, noting the North Lawn Sch, Central Sch, and South Sch. The map also illustrates the industrial and rural connectivity of the era, from the Gravel Pit operations near the Wilson Co Montgomery Co line to the numerous river crossings like Whiteside Bridge and Bulla Ford Bridge. The presence of the Old Indian Boundary offers a rare look at the historical geopolitical divisions that shaped this portion of southeast Kansas.