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1978 Map of Ray

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Ray
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Ray serves as the primary hub of this Williams County prairie landscape, organized around the Burlington Northern railroad corridor. The town's layout is well-established, featuring a Golf Course, multiple parks, and critical community sites like St Michaels Cem and Sunset Rest Cem. To the southwest, the smaller settlement of Wheelock sits along the same rail line, illustrating the importance of the railroad in defining the local settlement pattern.

The surrounding terrain is dominated by the winding path of Beaver Creek and the presence of McLeod Lake. Large township divisions such as Equality, Champion, and Golden Valley structure the rural areas, where infrastructure like a cross-country pipeline and various Gravel Pits indicate the regional industrial activity in the late 1970s. This survey records the intersection of agricultural land management and the growing utility infrastructure of the High Plains.