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1978 Map of Selden SW

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Selden SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Cook Prairie and Wendell Prairie Dog define the upland terrain of this Northwest Kansas landscape in the late 1970s. The agricultural character of the region is punctuated by the North Fork Prairie Dog Creek and its namesake Prairie Dog Creek, which carve gentle drainage patterns across the high plains. Human activity is focused along the southern corridor, where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks run adjacent to the small settlement of Laing.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the location of the Hawkeye Cem in the northern portion of the map, while industrial markers like several Oil Wells, a Gravel Pit, and a prominent Radio Tower indicate the 20th-century economic use of the land. The map also meticulously records numerous wells scattered across the township sections, highlighting the essential role of water management in this prairie environment.