1960 Map of Rose Hill

About this map

Rose Hill and its surrounding agricultural landscape are defined here by a network of rural roads and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line cutting diagonally across the prairie. The convergence of Sedgwick and Butler Counties is clearly marked, showing how the boundaries influenced land division and settlement patterns between Gypsum, Pleasant, Rockford, and Richland townships. Local aviation is particularly prominent on this sheet, which features both Cook Airport and Hamilton Airport, as well as a corner of the Mc Connell Air Force Base. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named landmarks like Branson Cem and Eastridge Cem, alongside the community hub at Rose Hill Ch. These features, nestled among the drainages of Spring Creek and Polecat Creek, reflect the steady development of south-central Kansas at the dawn of the 1960s.