1964 Map of Soldier Creek NW

About this map

The Potawatomi Indian Reservation Boundary and the Old Indian Treaty Boundary both traverse this landscape, marking a complex history of land tenure in northern Kansas. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Soldier Creek and Cross Creek, which have carved deep valleys into the surrounding uplands. This rural area, surveyed in the mid-1960s, reveals a dispersed pattern of settlement centered around local institutions and agrarian industry. Educational and community life is anchored by locations such as Cedar Hill Sch and Sunny Slope Sch, while several family and community burial grounds, including Olive Hill Cem and Nott Cem, are situated near the ridge lines. Economic activity is evidenced by scattered Oil Wells and various Quarries, illustrating how the local geology supported both small-scale extraction and agriculture during this era.