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1955 Map of Salina

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Salina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The confluence of the Smoky Hill River and the Saline River shapes the geography of this Kansas landscape, where the growing city of Salina expanded across the plains. Education and institutional life are central to the settlement pattern, anchored by the St Johns Military Sch, Marymount College, and Kansas Wesleyan University. The map reveals a dense network of neighborhood schools like Hawthorne Sch and Heusner Sch, reflecting the postwar community growth before later consolidations changed the local map.

Transportation corridors of the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads define the industrial and commercial core, while the eastern horizon is dominated by the prominent elevation of Iron Mound. Notable for genealogists are the numerous burial grounds, including the Indian Cem and Mt Calvary Cem, which provide clues to the diverse early inhabitants of the region. The map also documents the transition from agriculture to industry, noted by the presence of Oil Wells and sandpits south of the main city limits.