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1950 Map of Manfred

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Manfred
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The James River snakes through this portion of Wells County, shaping a landscape defined by prairie agriculture and seasonal wetlands. The small settlement of Manfred serves as the primary rail hub, situated along the Soo Line tracks that cut diagonally across the northern townships. This 1950s-era survey, later photorevised in the 1980s, captures the rural educational infrastructure of the mid-century with Eigenheim School No 1 and Eigenheim School No 5 positioned to serve the outlying farmsteads of Rusland and Manfred townships.

Local spiritual and community life is anchored by the Seventh Day Adventist Ch and a nearby Cem, reflecting the settlement patterns of early homesteaders. The terrain is dotted with numerous small depressions and ponds, including the protected National Waterfowl Production Area and Egg Lake in the northwest. These natural features, combined with the presence of several Gravel Pits, highlight the geological character of the region as it supported both local construction and the vast migrations of the Central Flyway.