1969 Map of Russell Springs 2 NE

About this map

The Butterfield Overland Trail cuts a diagonal path across this Logan County landscape, following the natural corridor north of the Smoky Hill River. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the map illustrates the enduring legacy of 19th-century transit routes in Western Kansas, where modern property boundaries and section lines often align with these older tracks. Multiple Historical Markers are placed at key intervals along the trail, documenting its significance to the region's development. The river valley itself is defined by wide meanders and drainage features like the North Fork, while the upland areas show evidence of local industry through several Gravel Pits and a Quarry. Large land divisions including Mc Allaster, Winona, and Western Russell Springs establish the administrative and historical framework of this rural prairie terrain.