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2017 Map of Athol

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Athol
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Athol and the surrounding high country of the Purcell Trench dominate this modern survey of northern Kootenai County. The landscape is defined by the intersection of aviation and rural life, featuring both the Hackney Airpark and the Western Spur Airport amidst the residential grids of settlements like Belmont and North Pole. The southern portion of the map transitions into the steep, timbered slopes of the Coeur D'Alene National Forest, where drainages such as Sage Cr and Lewellen Cr originate.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Mountain View Cem north of the town center, while those tracing land development will note the extensive network of local roads such as E Black Bear Rd and E Guess Where Rd. The map also illustrates the transition from the relatively flat Eightmile Prairie to the higher elevations of the surrounding mountains, marked by isolated water sources like Rock Spring and Sheep Spring.