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1972 Map of McIntosh

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of McIntosh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The town of McIntosh serves as a central hub on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in this early 1970s survey, straddling the border between North Dakota and South Dakota. The landscape is defined by its transit connections, notably the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line that cuts through the territory alongside the McIntosh Municipal Airport. These infrastructure markers reflect the mid-century logistics of the northern plains, where rail and regional air travel supported the surrounding agricultural and ranching communities.

Evidence of the area's local heritage and geography is found in the placement of the St Bonaventure Cemetery and McIntosh Cemetery, which provide valuable location data for genealogists. The map also records the hydrological patterns of the region, featuring McIntosh Lake, Pudwell Dam, and several drainages such as Stink Creek and White Shirt Creek that weave through the undulating terrain near the Sioux and Corson County line.