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1968 Map of Stockholm Cemetery

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Stockholm Cemetery
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The high plains of western Kansas are defined by long drainage systems and wide-ranging administrative boundaries in this late 1960s survey. Across the border of Wallace Co Greeley Co, the landscape is dominated by the Colony and Weskan townships. These areas are characterized by a sparse settlement pattern where water and burial sites provided the few fixed landmarks on the open prairie.

Watercourses like South Fork Middle Ladder Creek and South Ladder Creek cut through the terrain, indicating the vital importance of seasonal drainage in this arid region. For genealogists and local historians, the Stockholm Cem serves as a critical point of interest, standing near a Gravel Pit as a quiet marker of the early community. The map also records numerous Well sites, underscoring the reliance on subsurface water to sustain the agricultural and ranching life of the plains.