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1973 Map of Zenda SE

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Zenda SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Sharon Twp in Harper County reveals a landscape defined by an extensive Oil and Gas Field during the early 1970s. The terrain is deeply carved by a network of drainage systems, including West Branch Bluff Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Sandy Creek, which flow through the southern Kansas countryside. The infrastructure of the energy industry is a dominant theme here, with numerous Oil Wells, a significant Compressor Station, and a web of Pipelines cutting across the section lines.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Baird Cem in the southeastern quadrant, a quiet marker of the area's rural community. The map also records the location of several Sandpits and a Gravel Pit, reflecting the extraction of local materials alongside the broader petroleum economy. The western edge of the quadrangle follows the Barber Co and Harper Co line, crossing a prominent elevation labeled simply as Ridge.