1966 Map of Ruleton NW

About this map

The rolling grasslands of Sherman County are defined here by the winding course of the Middle Fork Beaver Creek, which carves its way through the landscape as it crosses between Grant and Lincoln townships. This 1966 field survey captures a moment of sparse agricultural settlement on the High Plains, where the terrain is marked more by natural drainage patterns and section lines than by dense development. Small-scale industrial activity is evident near the creek bed, where a Sandpit indicates local resource extraction. The map also delineates the State Line, illustrating the precise boundary where the Kansas plains meet the neighboring territory, providing a clear record of land division and rural topography in the mid-1960s.