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1953 Map of St George

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of St George
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Kansas River creates a central corridor through this Pottawatomie County landscape, separating the settlement of St George from the rural community of Zeandale to the south. This 1953 survey, with purple revisions from 1977, illustrates a transition in local infrastructure, showing the Union Pacific railroad tracking the river's northern bank while the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line runs parallel through the southern flats.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of the St George Cem, Pleasant Valley Cem, and the Mt Zion Ch near Elbo Creek. Unique topographical markers like Swamp Angel and Blackjack Spring provide insight into the natural hydrology of the area before modern development altered these small drainage patterns. The map also records essential rural social centers, including the Sunflower Sch and the natural ford at Pillsbury Crossing.