1950 Map of Imlay SW

About this map

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation occupies the center of this 1950 field-checked survey, dominated by the winding course of the White River. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from tablelands down to the river valley, where numerous seasonal drainages like Big Hollow Creek, Wind Creek, and Spring Creek have carved deep incisions into the local topography. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the St Mary Magdalene Cem in the southwestern corner near Porcupine Cr provides a specific point of interest in this rural landscape. The drainage patterns of Cottonwood Creek and other tributaries illustrate the natural erosion processes of the Missouri River Basin development area during the mid-twentieth century.