Loading map...

1974 Map of Oswego

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Oswego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Oswego serves as the focal point of this Labette County landscape, situated where the St Louis - San Francisco and Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroads intersect near the winding Neosho River. The mid-1970s terrain reveals a legacy of resource extraction, most notably the extensive Strip Pits State Wildlife Management Area where former coal mines have been reclaimed for public use. These pits, often filled with water and flanked by Lightning Creek and Wolf Creek, dominate the eastern half of the map across the Cherokee Co line.

Genealogists and local historians can trace rural infrastructure through several family and community landmarks, such as Crain Cem, Garrison Cem, and Sunnyview Sch. The city center of Oswego is well-detailed, showing the Fairground, Riverside Park, and the Neosho Heights Sch, illustrating the town's development as a regional hub before many small rural schools and local rail lines were consolidated or removed.