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1971 Map of Piqua

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Piqua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Neosho River meanders through the northeast corner of this Southeast Kansas landscape, creating a fertile valley where the settlement of Neosho Falls sits. To the south, the community of Piqua serves as a hub for the Missouri Pacific railroad line, which cuts a straight path across the prairie towards Athens. The mapping of several Oil Wells and a Gas Well across Neosho Falls and Geneva townships indicates the region's mid-century reliance on energy extraction alongside traditional agriculture.

Local history is preserved in the detailed marking of rural institutions, such as St Martins Sch and St Martins Cem, alongside the Iola Cem near the Woodson and Allen county border. Traces of earlier transportation systems remain visible, specifically the Old Railroad Grade winding through the northern sections, showing how the movement of goods and people shifted over time before this 1971 survey.