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1959 Map of Pittsburg

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Pittsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The industrial character of Crawford County is on full display in this late 1950s survey, defined by extensive Strip Mines and numerous tailings piles that surround the urban center. Pittsburg serves as the regional hub, housing the Kansas State College of Pittsburg and a dense network of neighborhood institutions like Washington Sch and Lakeside Sch. The city’s growth is intertwined with a complex railroad landscape, where the St Louis San Francisco, Kansas City Southern, and Missouri Pacific lines converge to service the coal fields.

Beyond the city limits, smaller mining settlements such as Frontenac, Chicopee, and Litchfield dot the landscape. Notable landmarks include the Atkinson Municipal Airport and the sprawling Crawford County No 1 State Park, which repurposes the local terrain. Genealogists will find significant detail in the various burial grounds, including Mount Olive Cemetery and Zion Cem, while the course of Cow Creek and its tributaries provides the primary natural drainage through this heavily modified landscape.