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1957 Map of Fairburn

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Fairburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Fairburn serves as the primary hub of activity in this Custer County landscape during the mid-1950s. The settlement's proximity to the Chicago And North Western railroad line highlights the town's role as a transit point on the eastern edge of the Black Hills region. This survey, conducted with the assistance of the Atomic Energy Commission, documents a semi-arid terrain defined by the winding course of French Creek and its tributary, South Fork French Creek.

Local history and genealogy interests are centered on the Fairburn Cem and the specific residential grid of the town site. The landscape is further characterized by drainage patterns like Dry Creek, which suggest the seasonal nature of water in this high-plains environment. The presence of the railroad remains the dominant human-made feature, cutting a straight north-south path through the rolling sections of the quadrangle.