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1965 Map of Windom NE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Windom NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Sharps Creek and its tributaries, including North Branch Sharps Creek and South Sharps Creek, carve through the rolling sections of western McPherson County. This 1965 survey, updated with 1978 aerial data, highlights a rural landscape shaped by both early pioneers and modern energy infrastructure. Genealogists can locate several local burial grounds, such as Windom Cem, Fairview Cem, and Excelsior Cem, which remain as markers of the township settlements in South Sharps Creek, Harper, Castle, and Jackson.

The southern edge of the map is defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which historically linked these prairie communities to larger markets. By the late 1970s, the land also supported significant industrial utilities, notably an Underground Gas Storage facility with its associated Pumping Station and Radio Tower. Numerous sandpits pepper the terrain, particularly near Edwards Creek, reflecting the local extraction economy alongside the vast network of pipelines.