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1983 Map of Milesville

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Milesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Milesville serves as the focal point of this rural Haakon County landscape, situated where Milesville Road crosses the expansive Milesville Flat. The settlement pattern in the early 1980s reveals a community deeply rooted in ranching, with numerous family-named homesteads such as Hopkins Ranch, Gittings Ranch, and Hovland Ranch scattered across the plains. Religious life is well-documented with the presence of First Lutheran Ch, Hardingrove Ch, and St Marys Ch clustered near the main hamlet.

Water sources like Straighthead Creek and Harding Creek define the drainage of the area, which transitions toward the southern reaches near The Ridge and the small settlement of Billsburg. For local historians and genealogists, the map provides precise locations for the Hart Sch, as well as the Milesville Cem and the more remote Topbar Cem, offering a detailed view of the social infrastructure supporting these High Plains ranching operations.