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1938 Map of Worland

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Worland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Osage River meanders across this rural landscape in Bates County, defining a region where transportation and education formed the backbone of local life in the late 1930s. The convergence of the Kansas City Southern and Missouri Pacific railroads near Worland illustrates the importance of rail logistics to these prairie settlements. Agricultural development is evident through the presence of the Bates County Drainage Ditch, an engineering effort to manage the heavy bottomlands along the river and its tributaries like Mulberry Creek and Walnut Creek.

Family and community history is preserved through a high density of rural schoolhouses, including Klondike Sch, Victory Sch, and Independence Sch, which served the scattered farmsteads of Homer and Walnut townships. Landmarks such as the State Line Bridge and Marble Bridge provide specific points of interest for researchers tracing historical travel routes across the Missouri-Kansas border. The presence of Jackson Cem and Salem Cem further anchors the genealogical value of this survey.