1959 Map of Pickardville

About this map

Pickardville serves as the primary settlement hub in this part of Sheridan County, situated along the Northern Pacific railroad line. The landscape is defined by the prairie pothole region's characteristic numerous small depressions and basins, which dominate the townships of Pickard, McClusky, and Edgemont. This 1959 survey was produced as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, illustrating the rural infrastructure of the era. Evidence of early twentieth-century education and community organization is preserved through the location of School No 1, which stands as a lone landmark in the southern reaches of the map. The alignment of the railroad through the northern section underscores its role in connecting these central North Dakota farming communities to broader markets.