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1960 Map of New Salem

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of New Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

New Salem serves as a primary hub for this portion of Morton County, situated along the vital Northern Pacific railroad line. The settlement landscape is defined by its relationship to the rail corridor and the undulating prairie, with Graceland Cem and School Hill marking the local topography. Further south, the map reveals the older footprints of development, including Sims and its associated Sims Cem, which sit near an Old Railroad Grade and Hailstone Creek.

The physical geography is heavily etched by a network of drainages such as Cut Bank Creek, Crooked Creek, and Sims Creek. Resource extraction is evident through features like the Strip Mine and various Gravel Pits, while landmarks such as Klondike Butte and Rocky Ridge provide orientation across the high plains. This 1960 record, with revisions through 1978, illustrates the persistent agrarian and industrial patterns of the Missouri River Basin region.