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1954 Map of Fairfield

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Fairfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Fairfield and Rockford anchor this mid-century look at the borderlands where southeastern Spokane County meets the Idaho state line. The landscape is defined by the transition from the rolling Palouse hills to the rising timber of Tekoa Mountain and Gelbert Mountain. A sophisticated transportation network of the Great Northern, Union Pacific, and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads crisscross the territory, serving grain-handling towns and small sidings like Rahms and Jefferson Siding.

Rural community life is preserved through numerous land-use details, including the McIntosh Grange and several outlying burial grounds such as Fairview Cemetery and Latah Cemetery. Notable shifts in the educational landscape are documented by the presence of Ford School and La Shaw Sch, both marked as abandoned by the time of this 1954 field check. The map also traces the winding courses of Hangman Creek and Rock Creek, revealing the intricate drainage patterns that dictated early settlement and road placement like Calumet Road.