1957 Map of New Lancaster

About this map

New Lancaster serves as the focal point of this 1957 landscape, situated in a region defined by the winding paths of North Sugar Creek and Middle Creek. The map documents a rural transition where traditional farming meets early energy extraction, evidenced by the presence of Oil Wells and a Quarry dotting the terrain. This area, straddling the Miami Co Linn Co boundary, preserves the locations of vital community centers such as the Town Hall and Drexel Corner. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked locations of New Lancaster Cem, Rockville Cem, and Jingo Cem, which anchor the local family histories of the Lincoln and Sugar Creek townships. The network of unimproved dirt roads and light-duty paths illustrates a mid-century rural infrastructure before the widespread modernization of the Kansas interior.