1952 Map of Conata NE

About this map

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation dominates the southern landscape of this mid-century survey, defined by the winding course of the White River. The river forms a natural divide between the reservation land and the northern plains where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad tracks cut a straight path across the terrain. This map captures the region as it transitioned through late-1970s updates based on 1948 and 1976 aerial photography, showing the intricate topography of the Castle Butte area and the northern edge of the Badlands National Monument. Small-scale features such as a Gravel Pit and a remote Spring indicate localized land use, while the Reservation Boundary and various county lines between Jackson, Pennington, and Washabaugh reflect the administrative layout of this Dakota landscape before later jurisdictional shifts.