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1959 Map of Zimmerdale

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Zimmerdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Agricultural life in Harvey County is defined by the convergence of several waterways, including West Emma Creek, Middle Emma Creek, and East Emma Creek, which drain the plains toward the Little Arkansas River. The settlement of Zimmerdale serves as a local hub along the Missouri Pacific railroad, while the southern portion of the map is traversed by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line near the Newton Waterworks.

Genealogists will find significant local landmarks including the Pennsylvania Mennonite Ch and the Church of God Cemetery. The landscape is dotted with rural infrastructure from the mid-century, such as the Prouty School and a Drive-in Theater located on the eastern edge of the survey. The townships of Garden, Halstead, and Macon are clearly delineated, showing the organized grid of section lines and homesteads that characterize this region of central Kansas.