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1964 Map of North Kansas City

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of North Kansas City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Missouri River and its industrial floodplains define the southern landscape of this mid-1970s record, where the Kansas City Municipal Airport and massive rail yards for the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern dominate the river bends. North of the city center, the terrain rises into suburban expansions shown in purple, marking the growth of Gladstone and surrounding townships like Gallatin and Pettis. This era captures a transition from rural crossroads like Barry and Gashland to a more densely connected metropolitan corridor.

Genealogists and local researchers can trace numerous educational and community institutions, including the Midwestern Theological Seminary and Kansas City Metropolitan Jr College. The map preserves the locations of traditional family landmarks such as the Barry Cem and White Chapel Memorial Gardens, alongside the intricate network of creeks like Shoal Creek and Line Creek that dictated the original settlement patterns of Clay and Platte Counties.