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1959 Map of White Cloud

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of White Cloud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The White Cloud riverfront and its surrounding bluffs overlook the winding Missouri River in this late 1950s survey. The landscape is marked by the Old Indian Boundary, which bisects the rolling hills where the Iowa and Irving townships meet. This area, located at the complex junction of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, shows a rural economy supported by intricate drainage systems like Squaw Creek and the CR Ditch, protected by a riverside Levee.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of rural institutions, including Partlow Cem, Tesson Cem, and the Olive Branch Cemetery. Education in these townships was still anchored by local landmarks such as Grand View Sch and Hill Top Sch. The map documents a period before significant modern expansion, preserving the original courses of numerous named waterways including Spring Creek, Fox Creek, and Mill Creek.