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1956 Map of Williamsburg

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Williamsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Williamsburg serves as the primary hub of this eastern Kansas landscape, situated along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. The settlement pattern follows the rail corridor and established roadways, with Silkville located to the southwest. A significant historical demarcation, the Old Indian Boundary, cuts across the central and southern portions of the map, tracing an earlier era of land division and displacement.

The physical geography is defined by a series of drainage systems, including Teaqua Creek, Middle Creek, and Iantha Creek, which flow through the townships of Homewood, Williamsburg, and Reeder. Rural life is anchored by landmarks such as St Patricks Sch near the southern border and Mt Hope Cem. This 1956 survey, with updates from the 1970s, captures the transition of the prairie into a structured grid of agricultural sections and county lines at the Franklin Co Anderson Co border.