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1971 Map of Dakota

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Dakota
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The unincorporated settlement of Afolkey sits at a crossing of rural routes in northern Stephenson County, surrounded by a landscape defined by organized agricultural plots and winding drainage systems. Bethel Ch serves as a local landmark in this community, while further north, the village of Rock Grove anchors the township of the same name. The terrain is marked by the presence of Brush Creek and Cedar Creek, which carve through the till plains, alongside numerous small extractive sites like Quarry and Gravel Pit that speak to the local geology.

Transportation in the early 1970s was a mix of section-line roads and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which skirts the southeastern corner near the Dakota Cem. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several burial grounds, including Eldorado Cem and Union Cem, and marks the Farm School near the banks of Rock Run. This survey captures the region just before significant changes in rural land use, documenting small aviation facilities like the Stearns Landing Strip.