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1957 Map of Cando

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Cando
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Cando serves as the primary hub in this late-1950s survey of Towner County, North Dakota, defined by the grid of the Great Northern railroad slicing vertically through the landscape. The town is marked by local civic landmarks like the County Fairground and the Cando Airport, which sits west of the main settlement. The surrounding prairie is subdivided into distinct administrative townships including Olson, Cando, and Atkins, reflecting the organized agrarian structure of the era.

To the south, the village of Maza anchors a region dotted with small cemeteries like Olson Cem and IOOF Cem, providing valuable location data for genealogists. Evidence of rural education is found at Gopher Sch No 4, located near the Maza Village Boundary. The terrain is characterized by numerous small potholes and depressions common to the North Dakota plains, many of which are intersected by the rail line as it moves toward the southern edge of the quadrangle.