1968 Map of Sun City

About this map

Sun City serves as the focal point for this landscape in the late 1960s, situated at the junction of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the Medicine Lodge River. The mapping reveals a rural Kansas environment heavily defined by its natural drainage systems, including Turkey Creek, Elk Creek, and Mulberry Creek. To the north and west, the economy transitions from river-valley agriculture to energy extraction, marked by the Moffett West Oil Field, Sun City Oil Field, and the Turkey Creek East Gas Field. Local heritage is preserved in the location of family and community sites like Chinn Cem and Sunnyside Cem, while the Turkey Creek Camp suggests a recreational use of the riparian corridors. The boundary between Pratt and Barber counties bisects the northern section of the sheet, illustrating the administrative divisions of this high-plains terrain.