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1949 Map of Williamstown

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Williamstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Kansas River cuts a wide, meandering path through the heart of this landscape, separating the townships of Jefferson and Douglas counties. At the center of the survey lies Williamstown, a rail-oriented settlement situated along the Union Pacific tracks. The surrounding rural districts are defined by a dense network of one-room schoolhouses, such as Clover Hill Sch and Dean Sch, indicating a distributed agricultural community before mid-century consolidation.

South of the river, the oxbow at Lake View Lake is a prominent geographical feature, home to the Lake View Ch and Lake View Sch. The presence of the Old Indian Bdy lines across the southern sections provides a historical layer to the local land records. Transportation is dominated by the parallel paths of the major railroads and the river, while smaller watercourses like Stone House Creek and Wild Horse Creek drain the dissected uplands to the north.