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1961 Map of Athol

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Athol
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Athol stands at the center of this 1961 survey, serving as a critical rail nexus where the Spokane International and Northern Pacific railroads converge. The landscape is defined by the broad, flat expanse of Eightmile Prairie to the west and the rising slopes of Cedar Mountain to the southeast. Local history is anchored by sites like Mountain View Cem and the Cedar Mountain Sch, which reflect the community's early mid-century development.

The map highlights a transition from the industrial activity of multiple Gravel Pits and a prominent Pipeline to the managed wilderness of the Kaniksu National Forest and Coeur d'Alene National Forest. Small settlements and points of interest such as Belmont, North Pole, and Corbin Junction are connected by a network of rural routes, including Bunco Road and Parks Road, alongside an Old Railroad Grade that suggests earlier patterns of movement through Kootenai County.