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1899 Map of York

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of York
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Big Blue River and Beaver Creek wind through this agricultural landscape, anchoring a network of late-nineteenth-century prairie settlements. This survey reveals a region defined by its intense railroad development, where the Burlington and Missouri River R. R. and the Kansas City and Omaha R. R. intersect at strategic hubs like York and Fairmont. These rail lines were the lifeblood of the local economy, facilitating the growth of towns such as Sutton, Geneva, and Henderson.

The map highlights the systematic organization of the land into townships like School Creek and Bennett, alongside smaller transit-oriented hamlets including Lushton, Grafton, and McCool. For the researcher, the detailed depiction of the Alma and Stromsburg Line and the Omaha and Hastings Line provides a clear view of the transportation corridors that dictated the placement of grain elevators and commerce in the late 1800s.