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1951 Map of Bird City South

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bird City South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Bird City sits at the northern edge of this High Plains landscape, serving as a primary hub for a vast agricultural region at the start of the 1950s. The survey reveals a classic section-line road network that dictates the placement of essential community structures, particularly one-room schoolhouses like Cheyenne Valley Sch and South Star Sch that dot the townships of Alexander and Lawnridge.

Drainage systems define the southern terrain, with Beaver Creek and Little Beaver Creek cutting winding paths across the prairie. For those tracing family history, the map provides precise locations for local burial grounds, including Wheeler Cemetery and Sunnyside Cemetery. The presence of numerous Windmills across Shermanville and Voltaire underscores the critical importance of groundwater management for the homesteads and farms of this era.