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1951 Map of Kadoka

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Kadoka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The town of Kadoka serves as a central hub on this topographic study, which captures the landscape of Jackson County as it transitioned from 1951 field surveys into the late 1970s. The northern edge of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation follows the meandering course of the White River in the south, while the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad cuts a straight diagonal through the terrain, illustrating the critical role of rail infrastructure in connecting this part of the Great Plains.

Water management is prominent across the sheet, from the large expanse of Kadoka Lake to the various drainages of White Willow Creek and Franklin Creek. Revisions from 1976 aerial photography show the evolution of the road network around Kadoka Junction, including the development of highway 90. Genealogists and local historians can locate the local Cemetery and various benchmarks used to navigate this landscape of creeks and levees.