1961 Map of Tescott NE

About this map

The Solomon River defines the eastern edge of this 1961 landscape in Ottawa County, meandering through a broad valley floor. To the west, the terrain transitions into more dissected uplands through the townships of Stanton and Fountain. Transportation and industry in the early 1960s were anchored by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor in the south and the Union Pacific tracks tracing the river bend in the northeast. For local history researchers, the map identifies specific landmarks like Fairview Cem and several Gravel Pits, alongside a Gaging Station on Salt Creek. The survey, completed as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, shows a rural Kansas landscape of fence lines and field boundaries where Limestone Creek and Salt Creek drain toward the larger river system.