1972 Map of Sharon South

About this map

Sharon serves as the focal point of this Barber County landscape, where the town's grid is defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. The map reveals an economy driven by natural resources, dominated by the Medicine Lodge Gas Field and its accompanying network of Pipelines. Beyond the industrial activity, the rural character of the area is anchored by the Sharon Cem and Bethel Ch, providing vital reference points for local history and genealogy. The terrain transitions from the agricultural flats near Little Sandy Creek to the more dissected topography of Lone Tree Canyon and the banks of Salty Creek. This survey captures the region just as modern energy infrastructure was becoming a permanent fixture of the Kansas plains, overlaying traditional ranching and farming lands with a complex web of oil and gas wells.