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1958 Map of Neutral

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Neutral
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Treece and the surrounding borderlands of Cherokee County dominate this landscape during a period of intensive extraction and transition. The map reveals a countryside heavily marked by the Tri-State district's industrial footprint, with numerous Strip Mines and extensive Tailings piles scattered across Spring Valley and Lyon townships. This mineral focus is contrasted by the established social fabric of the era, seen in rural landmarks such as Blue Mound Ch. and the Baxter Springs Cemetery situated near the Oklahoma state line.

Infrastructure centers on the St Louis San Francisco railroad, which cuts northwest through the territory, linking the small settlement of Neutral with larger regional hubs. The terrain is defined by the drainages of Willow Creek, Tar Creek, and Brush Creek, where agricultural fields meet the disturbed earth of the mines. Of particular interest to genealogists is the placement of family and community burial grounds like Beasly Cem and Brush Creek Cem, which remain as fixed points amidst the shifting industrial landscape.