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1959 Map of Sedgwick NE

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Sedgwick NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Goodrich Oil Field and Kuske Oil Field dominate the southern landscape of this Kansas survey, highlighting the subsurface energy economy that shaped Harvey and Sedgwick Counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, including West Fork Jester Creek and Gooseberry Creek, which carve through the agricultural sections of townships like Darlington and Richland.

Transportation and civic infrastructure are concentrated in the north, where the Missouri Pacific railroad passes through the small community of McLains. A rural Town Hall serves as a focal point for local governance amidst the section lines, while Gast Lake provides a rare stationary water feature in an otherwise fluid landscape of winding creeks and prairie draws. The 1977 revisions, shown in purple, document the expansion of highway infrastructure cutting north-south through the center of the quadrangle.