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1962 Map of Hartford South

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Hartford South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Hartford serves as the primary hub in this prairie landscape, where the Chicago and North Western rail line and Interstate 90 intersect. The map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure, from local places of worship like Zion Ch and Trinity Ch to the several country schoolhouses that once dotted the townships, including Sunshine Sch and Johnson Sch.

Hydrological features like Wall Lake and the winding Skunk Creek anchor the terrain, while the rural economy is evidenced by a Gravel Pit and utility corridors such as a Pipeline. This survey, featuring updates from the early 1970s, captures the transition of the Minnehaha County countryside as modern transit corridors began to supersede the older rail-and-water network. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked Hartford Cem and St George Cem located near the town center.