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1959 Map of Richwood

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Richwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Richwood serves as a central point of this 1959 survey of Becker County, where the Buffalo River winds through the landscape on its way toward Buffalo Lake. The terrain is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes, including the large Rock Lake and Floyd Lake to the south. This era shows a settled rural landscape dotted with community institutions like Lund Ch and Holmesville Ch, as well as several local centers of education such as Pelican Valley Sch and Bakke Sch.

A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation Boundary runs through the northern section of the map, dividing the townships of Callaway and Sugar Bush from Richwood. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of the Buffalo Lake Cem and Holmesville Cem, alongside several family-named landmarks like Somdahl Lake and Houg Lake that reflect the history of local land ownership during the mid-20th century.