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1954 Map of Elm Springs

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Elm Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Belle Fourche River snakes across the northern reaches of this territory, carving deep meanders through the Meade County landscape. This mid-century survey, conducted for the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, shows a rural community organized around remote country schoolhouses and small draws. The settlement of Elm Springs serves as a local anchor, centered near Elm Springs Ch.

To the south, the terrain is defined by a complex network of drainage features like Trussman Draw and Davis Draw leading toward Elk Creek. The distribution of educational landmarks, including North King Sch, South King Sch, and Pierce Sch, reflects the dispersed ranching or farming population of the era. The presence of the Lakeside boundary in the southern portion of the sheet suggests early 20th-century land divisions and community planning in this western river basin.