1961 Map of Dazey NE

About this map

Lake Ashtabula dominates the southeastern quadrant of this prairie landscape, where the Sheyenne River valley was transformed by mid-century water management projects. This 1961 field-checked survey illustrates the transition from traditional upland farming to reservoir-side recreation, evidenced by the Wesley Acres Camp and Roadside Park near the Ashtabula Bridge. The map preserves the rural social fabric of the era, showing School No 25 and localized spiritual centers like St Marys Ch and Sibley Trail Ch. Settlement patterns follow the township grid, but the irregular course of Baldhill Creek and the historical Sibley Trail cut across these formal boundaries. For genealogists and local historians, these labels, along with Sunnyside Cem, offer precise locations for the community anchors that served the residents of Dazey, Sibley, and Ashtabula townships before further consolidation of rural infrastructure.