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1964 Map of Comstock

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Comstock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Great Northern railroad cuts a straight line through the Red River Valley in the mid-1960s, anchoring the small agricultural settlements of Comstock and Rustad. This landscape in Clay County is defined by its meticulous water management system, featuring an extensive network of drainage infrastructure like County Ditch No 50 and County Ditch No 36 that crisscrosses the township boundaries of Holy Cross and Kurtz.

In the eastern portion of the survey, the South Branch Buffalo River meanders in sharp contrast to the rigid grid of the surrounding farmland. For those tracing family history in the area, the map precisely locates the Comstock Cem just east of the main townsite. The southern border marks the transition at the Clay Co Wilkin Co line, showing how the rural economy and transport routes like Wolverton Creek linked these prairie communities.