1973 Map of Walnut

About this map

The town of Walnut sits at a historic junction of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroads, serving as a hub for the surrounding prairies of Crawford and Neosho counties. A significant historical line, the Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts across the center of the map, marking a legacy of land division in the region. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Walnut Creek and Little Walnut Creek, where the natural drainage of Walnut Grove meets an active extractive economy. Numerous oil wells, gas wells, and a designated Oil Field are scattered across the terrain, indicating the importance of energy production in the early 1970s. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the locations of the Walnut Grange Hall, Glenwood Cem, and Fowler Cem, alongside the conserved wetlands of the Neosho State Waterfowl Management Area.