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1961 Map of Juanita

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Juanita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Great Northern railroad cuts across the prairie landscape of Foster County in the early 1960s, anchoring the small settlement of Juanita. This region of the Missouri River Basin is defined by a series of significant water bodies, including the prominent Juanita Lake and Cherry Lake, which dominate the central and northern sections of the map. Smaller features like Round Lake and the meandering Baldhill Creek reveal a glaciated terrain where numerous Gravel Pits indicate local surface mining activity.

Industrial and agricultural patterns are evident in the township boundaries of Florance, Paradise, and Henry. The survey, field checked in 1961, documents the rural infrastructure of the era, from the grid of unimproved dirt roads to the isolated Well sites. The placement of Stony Lake southeast of the main settlement provides a clear record of the hydrological network before significant modern modifications.