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1963 Map of Orchard

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Orchard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Orchard and Royal anchor this 1963 survey of the Antelope County landscape, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad cuts a straight horizontal line across the plains. This transit corridor shaped local development, connecting the village center of Orchard to the surrounding rural townships of Sherman, Verdigris, and Garfield. The map reveals the community infrastructure of the early 1960s, including a prominent Water Tank and Sewage Disposal Ponds near the town site.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several well-defined landmarks, such as Orchard Cem and St Peters Cem, alongside educational outposts like Highland Sch and North Star Sch. The northern terrain is defined by natural drainage patterns including Hathaway Slough and the winding course of Verdigris Creek, while the southern townships of Frenchtown and Blaine show a consistent grid of section roads and isolated farmstead locations.