1963 Map of Pierce

About this map

Pierce serves as the focal point of this Pierce County survey, situated where the Chicago and North Western railroad crosses the North Fork Elkhorn River. The town layout includes Gilman Park and the local Fairground, while the surrounding prairie is organized into the townships of Pierce, Cleveland, and Blaine. This early 1960s landscape is defined by its rural infrastructure, featuring a network of numbered country schools such as School No 72 and School No 55 scattered across the drainage basins of Willow Creek and Dry Creek. To the west, the distinctive Clover Valley provides a contrast to the flatter river bottomlands where Yankton Slough meanders. Notable local landmarks for genealogists include Prospect View Cemetery and St Josephs Cem, alongside several active sandpits that highlight the area's geological utility.