1966 Map of Ransom SE

About this map

Bazine Dry Creek and Long Creek carve the upland plains of Ness County in this mid-1960s topographic record. The landscape is defined by the intersections of several townships, including Nevada, Waring, Center, and Bazine. The map highlights a rural environment where land use is dominated by agriculture and natural resource extraction. Notable for genealogists is the Brownell Cem located in the northern reaches, while several industrial markers like a lone Oil Well and scattered Sandpit sites indicate the local economic activity during this era. The detailed contour intervals reveal the subtle drainage patterns that define this section of the Kansas prairie before modern intensive development altered the rural footprint.