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1954 Map of Four Lakes

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

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Military and municipal aviation define the northern landscape of this Spokane County survey, where the sprawling Fairchild Air Force Base sits adjacent to Geiger Field. The mid-1950s infrastructure reveals a region in transition, anchored by the Northern Pacific Railroad and Great Northern Railroad lines that cut diagonally toward the southwest. Between the military installations and the city of Cheney, small settlements like Four Lakes and Hayford serve as local hubs for the surrounding farm and ranch land.

Genealogists can find established landmarks such as the Green Mound Cemetery and Marshall Cem. The topography is punctuated by several significant water bodies, including Willow Lake, Meadow Lake, and Fish Lake, which sit among basalt-inflected terrain features like Wrights Hill and Needham Hill. An Old Railroad Grade north of the Pacific Highway provides a clear trace of earlier transportation routes now superseded by modern paving.