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1957 Map of Rangeley

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Rangeley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Rangeley and Guthrie anchor this mid-century survey of the North Dakota prairie, where the Great Northern railroad cuts a diagonal path across a landscape defined by glacial depressions and small water bodies. The map reveals a structured rural society organized around numbered school districts, including School No 1, School No 2, School No 3, and School No 4. These scattered educational centers and the Union Cem near Guthrie reflect the late-1950s settlement pattern of McHenry County.

Water features like Lake George, Lauinger Lake, and Herrington Lake dot the terrain, which is otherwise marked by the townships of Villard, Karlsruhe, and Balfour. For the local historian or genealogist, the exact placement of these rural schools and the Gravel Pit operations provides a detailed look at the infrastructure of this agricultural region before the consolidation of many prairie townships.