1965 Map of Belview

About this map

The town of Belview serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in the mid-1960s, situated at the junction of several rural townships including Kintire, Vesta, and Sheridan. The Chicago and North Western railroad cuts a straight line through the northern part of the quadrangle, passing directly through the heart of the settlement. This survey captures a highly engineered hydrological environment where natural waterways like Echo Creek are supplemented by an extensive system of drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch No 32 and Judicial Ditch No 33. Local landmarks such as St Johns Ch, Belview Cem, and St Henrys Cem anchor the community's history, while numerous gravel pits across the area suggest a local economy tied to the extraction of glacial materials for road and farm construction.