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1985 Map of Scott City

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Scott City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Scott City and Dighton anchor this Western Kansas landscape as it appeared in the mid-1980s, revealing a region defined by agricultural water systems and early energy extraction. The map captures the course of the Walnut Creek and the Pawnee River as they traverse the high plains, alongside unique local drainage features like the White Woman Bottoms and Horse Thief Canyon.

Transport and industry are marked by the presence of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which historically dictated the placement of grain elevators and small settlements such as Alamota and Beeler. To the south, an extensive Oil and Gas Field indicates the sub-surface economy, while the Finney State Game Management Area provides a preserved contrast to the surrounding grid of section lines and range roads. This survey, compiled from data ranging from 1965 to 1981, serves as a record of the rural infrastructure of the High Plains before modern consolidation.