1940 Map of Aylmer

About this map

The rolling plains of central North Dakota, documented shortly before the 1940s, reveal a landscape defined by the intersection of four counties and the reach of two major rail lines. Antelope Lake dominates the northern section of the survey, surrounded by a network of numbered schoolhouses and small prairie townships like Anamoose and Martin. This map illustrates the localized nature of early 20th-century rural life, where each township section often supported its own educational and spiritual centers, such as Lakeview Sch No 3 or the Berlin Ch in the south.