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1965 Map of Wilmot

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Wilmot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices across this mid-1960s landscape, marking a historical line of demarcation through the rolling terrain of southern Kansas. At the southeastern corner, the settlement of Wilmot sits along the St Louis - San Francisco railroad, serving as a focal point for the surrounding agricultural and industrial activity. The map reveals an active Oil Field landscape, with numerous oil wells and storage tanks concentrated near Mt Tabor and the winding course of Rock Creek.

Family history is preserved at Widener Cem and Stalter Cem, while the agrarian character of the region is punctuated by specialized features like the Eaton Acres Landing Strip and a Gaging Sta along the creek. Drainage is defined by a network of waterways including Muddy Creek, Sandford Creek, and Dutch Creek, which have carved the prairie landscape and dictated the placement of early homesteads and transportation routes.