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1948 Map of Wolcott

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Wolcott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wyandotte County Lake dominates the central landscape of this Wyandotte County survey, surrounded by the green expanses of Wyandotte County Park. The Missouri River forms a wide, sweeping boundary through the north, defining large alluvial features like Diamond Island and Stigers Island. This region reflects a complex mix of agricultural and institutional land use during the mid-century, evidenced by the Kansas State Penitentiary Farm in the northwest and various small rural settlements like Wolcott, Piper, and Waldron.

The transportation and social networks of the era are clearly traced through a series of local schools, such as Delaware School and Williams School, and several family-named burial grounds including Dunagan Cemetery and Ellis Cemetery. Civil aviation of the period is represented by the Noahs Ark Landing Strip, while the Burlington Northern and Pacific rail lines illustrate the importance of the river corridor for transit. The southern edge shows the early expansion of Kansas City, marked with later photorevisions that highlight the growth of suburban areas near Bethel.