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1961 Map of Parks

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Parks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Republican River valley defines this early 1960s landscape, where irrigation and rail transportation meet at the settlement of Parks. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad parallels the river, serving as the primary corridor through the south-central portion of the quadrangle. This area was mapped as part of a Department of the Interior program focused on the development of the Missouri River Basin, capturing the agricultural layout of Dundy County just before modern irrigation techniques further transformed the High Plains.

North of the river, the terrain shifts into the dissected uplands of Allston and Union, where rural education centers like Union Sch and Doane Sch served scattered farmsteads. To the south, numerous named drainages such as Stafford Canyon and Nesbit Creek cut through the landscape toward the Nebraska Kansas state line, reflecting the complex drainage patterns feeding into the Republican watershed.