Compilation of links to historical maps and writings about Howard County Area

[flintauqua]

1859 map showing the trail across Godfrey County.  Though not labled on this map, the trail has been referred to on other maps of this time period as the route of Emory or Amory, and this one mentions Major W. H. Emory, and does not mention Lt. Col. Morrison.  Perhaps Dan can find something about the good Major, as I continue to try and expand upon the info he found on the Lt. Col.

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/maps/detailsframes.asp?userinput=&radiobutton=AND&submitform=Submit&searchdes=&offset=96&var=1859-0006

[flintauqua]

Compare and contrast these two maps:

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/maps/detailsframes.asp?userinput=&radiobutton=AND&submitform=Submit&searchdes=&offset=136&var=1868-0002

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/maps/detailsframes.asp?userinput=&radiobutton=AND&submitform=Submit&searchdes=&offset=136&var=1868-0003

Both are from 1868.  Both have Elk River and Paw Paw labled in the newly surveyed Townships 28 and 29 South.  What the mapmakers do with these streams south of what is now Limestone Road is the difference between these maps.

[flintauqua]

Interesting map from 1880:

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/maps/detailsframes.asp?userinput=&radiobutton=AND&submitform=Submit&searchdes=&offset=196&var=1880-0003

Check out all the phantom railroads.

[flintauqua]

Three original topo maps covering Elk County, and 33 Sanborn Fire Maps of the five Elk County Towns:

http://luna.ku.edu:8180/luna/servlet/view/all/what/maps/where/Kansas/Elk%20County?sort=Title,Name,Publication_Date,Identifier

I know we've probably had some of these maps posted before, but I believe this is more than likely a complete set of Sanborn maps for Elk County.

[flintauqua]

1924 Auto Trails Map of central US.  Numbers on roads correspond to names and markers in key at top of map.

http://luna.ku.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201708~3000668:Commercial-Atlas-of-America--Rand-M?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No

[Wilma]

Flint and others, you are doing a commendable job of providing a service to people who are truly interested in Elk County history.  While my interests at this time do not include old maps of Elk County, I do know some people who are interested.  Thank you.

[flintauqua]

Back in Reply #2 it was mentioned that there were some dead links to a map at Baylor University titled:

"Section of the Map of the States of Kansas and Texas and Indian Territory, with parts of the Territories of Colorado and New Mexico From the most recent official surveys and explorations and under authentic information. 1867 , published by the Government Printing Office"

Here is a working link to said map, at the Baylor University Digital Collections:

http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/tx-wotr/id/1170/rec/1

I have only begun to search through this collection, so I may post links to other maps in the near future.

[flintauqua]

Though this site is on the history of Cowley County, there are lots of links that have info pertaining to the history of Howard County and subsequently Elk and Chautauqua Counties.  The info is from newspaper articles, starting in the 1860's.  These folks have read a lot of microfiche, and decided to share with everyone.

"Index to Historical Resources from Mary Ann and Richard Kay Wortman on the History of Cowley County, Kansas"

http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/

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"This is the alphebetical Index of All of the Files that Mary Ann Wortman has worked on in our Archive."

http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/archive2005/Index_for_Archive.htm

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The Howard County part of the index.  Lots of info about the county seat battle, division of the county, phantom railroads and who was behind them, coal, etc.

http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/archive2005/Howard%20County.htm

[flintauqua]

On one or more older threads, we've had a discussion about Ham Creek, how the stream we know as Elk River has at times been named Ham Creek above its confluence with Clear Creek (west of Howard, not the Clear Creek that enters Elk River between Elk Falls and Longton).  Well here are a few maps to check out:

http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp

Scroll to Elk County and open the PDF's for 1955, 1966, and 1972.  Blow them up to 150% or larger, and you will find Ham Creek in the NW part of the county.  Also, pay attention to Clear Creek on these maps.  Then open the one for 1978.  Ham Creek is now Elk River, and Clear Creek is now a stream further south, with the old Clear Creek now labled as South Branch.

Seems even into the 1970's, state cartographers were having trouble with the hydrology of the county!

[flintauqua]

Open Library online copy of Life and Letters of Fathers Ponziglione, Schoenmakers, and other early Jesuits at Osage mission

http://www.archive.org/stream/ponziglionescho00gravrich#page/280/mode/2up

I have only scanned through about a fourth of this 332 page book written in 1916, but already have come across many references to places and events that occurred in or near Howard County.

Father Ponziglione was probably familiar with each and every early trail and road across the Osage Trust Lands and the Osage Diminshed Reserve.  I only wish there was a map of the area included in this book.