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1955 Map of Creighton

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Creighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The remote ranching landscape of Rainy Creek and the Cheyenne River breaks is documented here during the mid-1950s. The area is defined by a network of isolated homesteads and essential rural institutions, including the small settlement of Creighton and its nearby Creighton Cem. The map reveals a community organized around a series of township schools, such as Hammann Sch, North Creighton Sch, and South Creighton Sch, illustrating the historical density of school districts in Pennington County before later consolidations.

Family names are etched into the terrain through established landholdings like Johnson Ranch and Schroeder Ranch, while water sources such as Hammann Lake and the Flowing Well mark critical points in an arid environment. The spiritual center of the district is represented by Emmanuel Ch, standing near the numerous draws and ephemeral watercourses like Fourmile Draw that carve through the prairie towards the Cheyenne.