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1967 Map of Thrall

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Thrall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Thrall Aagard Oil Field and surrounding energy deposits define the economic landscape of Greenwood County during the late 1960s. This survey records the extensive infrastructure of the regional petroleum industry, from the scattered oil wells in the Teter Oil Field to the Pumping Station near the settlement of Thrall. The terrain is characterized by the winding paths of Slate Creek and Indian Creek, which cut through the townships of Madison, Salem, and Janesville.

For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of vital community landmarks such as Andrew Cem and the Prairie Chapel Cem. The small settlement of Burkett sits adjacent to the Burkett Oil Field, illustrating the close proximity of residential life to the resource extraction that drove the local economy. Water resources like Sinclair Lake and the Bernard Branch provide further geographic context to this transition era in Kansas oil country.