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1965 Map of New Salem

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of New Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The expansive Winfield State Hospital complex and the northern reaches of Winfield anchor this mid-1960s survey of central Cowley County. Educational and social infrastructure is prominent, featuring the campus of Southwestern College and the local Sunnyside Sch. The landscape is defined by a dense network of petroleum extraction sites, with the David Oil Field and Deichman Oil Field marking the northern hills, while the Winfield Oil Field and the evocatively named Frog Hollow Oil Field dominate the southern sections.

Transportation and water dictate the settlement pattern, as the St Louis - San Francisco and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads cut across the terrain near the small communities of New Salem and Floral. These lines parallel the winding courses of Timber Creek and Dutch Creek, illustrating how the region's rail-and-river economy supported both industrial oil production and rural townships during this era.