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1973 Map of Mead

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Mead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mead stands at a nexus of transport and agriculture north of Spokane, where the Burlington Northern railroad meets a landscape of distinct upland flats like Peone Prairie and Green Bluff. This survey, updated with purple photorevisions from 1982, captures the community's transition, showing the Mead Airport and the prominent Grain Elevator alongside newer suburban development and trailer parks. The map preserves several landmarks of local cultural significance, including the Mater Cleri Seminary near Colbert and the Indian Treaty Tree located at the southern edge of the prairie.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Deep Creek and Deadman Creek carving through the bluffs. Educational and community foundations are well-documented, from the Green Colbert Sch to the multiple locations of the Grange Hall. For those tracing family history, the map provides precise locations for the Peone Cem and Spokane Evergreen Cem, alongside an Old Railroad Grade that hints at the earlier industrial corridors of the region.