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1964 Map of Westmoreland

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Westmoreland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Westmoreland serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s Pottawatomie County landscape, situated where the terrain begins to ripple into the steep drainages of Rock Creek and Darnell Creek. The area’s settlement history is deeply engraved in the landscape through a high density of rural burial grounds, including the Old Westmoreland Cem and St Columbkilles Cem near Blaine. These family and community landmarks, along with the Moodyville Cem and Huff Cem, provide essential anchor points for genealogical research in this part of Kansas.

The topography is defined by significant elevations such as Mount Ephraim and the wooded recesses of Dutch Hollow. Public land use is represented by Pottawatomie County State Park No 1, which centers on a small reservoir in the north-central portion of the quadrangle. The map captures a period when rural infrastructure was well-established but still intimate, showing local details from a Gravel Pit to the Water Tank and Sewage Disposal Ponds serving the county seat.