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1965 Map of Selma

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Selma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Des Moines River cuts through the northeast corner of this mid-1960s landscape, where the town of Selma serves as a small hub for the surrounding agricultural districts of Salt Creek and Village. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad tracks hug the riverbank, passing by local industrial features like the riverside Quarry. Further south, the terrain transitions into a more rural, dissected landscape characterized by the winding paths of Chequest Creek and South Chequest Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of localized data across these townships, from the Valley Sch to numerous small burial grounds such as Heidlebaugh Cem, Hem Cem, and Jackson Cem. Small communities like White Elm and Troy anchor the southern portion of the map, while established local institutions such as Bethlehem Ch and Bethel Ch provide landmarks for tracing 20th-century family history along the Davis and Van Buren County line.