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1949 Map of Niobe

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Niobe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The settlement of Niobe anchors this North Dakota landscape where the Great Northern railroad cuts through the coulees of Ward and Burke Counties. Surveyed in the late 1940s, the map reveals a rural economy organized around the township lines of Elmdale, Roseland, and Spencer. The topography is defined by the sharp descent from the Coteau down into Niobe Coulee and Ankenbauer Coulee, drainage systems that feed toward the northeast corner of the quadrangle.

Conservation and community life are represented by the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the shores of Upper Des Lacs Lake. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for local institutions such as Ellendale Sch, Elmdale Sch, and the Spencer Sch, alongside the Bethany Cem and Niobe Cem, offering a detailed view of the region's social geography before the era of school consolidation.