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1972 Map of Spearville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Spearville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Spearville stands as a primary hub of activity in Ford County, centered on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor. The layout of the town reveals a classic Great Plains development pattern, where the street grid aligns with the railway and highway infrastructure of Route 56. Outside the concentrated settlement, the landscape is defined by agricultural markers, including various water wells and the Shehan Landing Strip.

A notable historical marker crosses the southern portion of the sheet: the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which provides a tangible connection to the region's 19th-century land divisions. The map also records essential community sites for genealogists, such as St Johns Cem, Silent Land Cem, and a third unnamed Cem located near the banks of Coon Creek. These features, along with Hains Lake and several substations, document the rural infrastructure of the early 1970s before mid-1980s updates.