1965 Map of Selden NW

About this map

North Fork Sappa Creek and South Fork Sappa Creek converge in this section of northwestern Kansas, defining a landscape shaped by drainage patterns across Bassettville and Sappa townships. In the mid-1960s, the rural character of Decatur County is evident in the presence of local landmarks like Plainview Sch and the Bassettville Cem. Human activity is primarily agricultural, punctuated by small-scale industrial features such as a Gravel Pit near a river Gaging Station and a Sandpit further east. The map captures the precise boundary where the Rawlins Co and Decatur Co line meets the rolling terrain of the Missouri River Basin development area, showing the network of unimproved dirt roads that connected these isolated farmsteads and township centers.