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1979 Map of Oakley South

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Oakley serves as the focal point for this High Plains survey, situated where the Union Pacific railroad and major highways converge. The town's northern periphery shows a developed landscape featuring the Oakley Municipal Airport, a Golf Course, and a Roadside Park. Extending southward, the terrain transitions into a productive energy and agricultural zone, marked by an active Oil Field and a large Feedlot near the Logan Co Gove Co line.

The landscape is dissected by the drainage systems of North Branch Hackberry Creek and Middle Branch Hackberry Creek, which carve subtle valleys through the prairie. Local landmarks like the Country Chapel and Zion Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing regional families. This late-1970s record illustrates the balance between the established municipal center and the surrounding rural infrastructure of Western Kansas.