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2012 Map of Radium

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Radium
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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The Arkansas River winds through this Stafford County landscape, defining the northern geography of a region dominated by agricultural grid lines and energy extraction. The small community of Radium serves as a local hub, situated near the Radium Townsite Oil Field and the intersection of Radium Rd and NW 150th St. To the west, the settlement of Ray sits along the southern bank of the river, marking another point of early 20th-century habitation in this central Kansas prairie.

Evidence of the area's social and industrial history is scattered throughout the township, from the Bayer Oil Field and Dunes North Oil Field to the quiet presence of several rural burial grounds. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Pleasant Ridge Cem in the northeast, while Fertig Cem and Point View Cem are positioned further south. The drainage patterns of Ash Cr and Pickle Cr cut across the organized road network, revealing the natural terrain underlying the modern farm and oil infrastructure.