Loading map...

1948 Map of Wolcott

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Wolcott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Missouri River carves a winding path through this 1948 survey, defining the border between Kansas and Missouri with significant shifts like Delaware Bend and Pope Bend. The landscape is a mix of agricultural river bottoms and more dissected terrain, notably where the Kansas State Penitentiary Farm and its associated Camp No 2 occupy the northern reaches near Stigers Island.

Southward, the newly established Wyandotte County Lake serves as a centerpiece for the Wyandotte County Park, surrounded by a network of rural schoolhouses and small communities. This era captures the region's transition, showing established settlements like Waldron and Wolcott alongside the cultural footprints of the White Church community and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line. Family history is preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including Dunagan Cemetery and Naylor Cemetery.