1962 Map of Venango SW

About this map

Sand Draw Management Area characterizes the open terrain of Sedgwick County in the early 1960s, showing a landscape defined by seasonal watercourses and rural infrastructure. The map documents the presence of Sand Draw and Sand Creek, which cut through the undulating plains where isolated section lines and unimproved roads provided the primary transport network. Genealogists and local historians will find the specific locations of rural schoolhouses particularly valuable, as both the Rolling Prairie Sch and South Plainview Sch are clearly marked. These small institutions served the dispersed agricultural community before the consolidation of rural school districts, representing the social centers of the prairie at the time of this 1962 field check.