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1952 Map of Padroni

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Padroni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The unincorporated settlement of Padroni serves as a focal point in this Logan County landscape during the early 1950s, situated along the Chicago Burlington And Quincy railroad line. The map illustrates a highly managed water environment, essential for high-plains agriculture, characterized by an extensive network of irrigation features such as the North Sterling Canal and the North Sterling Outlet Canal. These man-made channels diverge and intersect with natural drainages like Sevenmile Creek and Cedar Creek.

Rural infrastructure is well-defined, showing the Valentine School and the Sevenmile Water Hole as local landmarks. The presence of numerous windmills and several oil wells, including a notable Oil Well (Dry) and a private Landing Field (Private), points to the region's mid-century reliance on both ranching and emerging mineral exploration. In the southern portion of the sheet, the small station or siding of Jessica appears along the tracks, providing a localized point of interest for genealogists tracing Logan County families.