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1980 Map of Elgin

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Elgin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Cannonball River winds through this 1980 landscape, serving as a central artery for a region defined by agricultural settlements and significant tribal lands. To the south, the Standing Rock Indian Reservation occupies a substantial portion of the territory, while the Grand River National Grasslands stretch across the southwestern sections. The map captures the infrastructure of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads, which historically linked towns like Elgin and New Leipzig to wider markets.

Energy and conservation efforts are both evident, seen in the strip mines and Binek Mine near Heil, contrasted with protected lands like the Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge and Lake Patricia State Wildlife Management Area. Numerous family-named landmarks such as Thompson Butte and Russell Butte dot the terrain, offering specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in Grant County.