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1975 Map of Silex

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Silex
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Silex and the surrounding agricultural townships of Millwood, Union, Hawk Point, and Bedford define this mid-1970s landscape in Lincoln County. The area is heavily marked by the drainage patterns of the North Fork Cuivre River and the West Fork Cuivre River, which converge amidst a network of smaller tributaries like Lead Creek and Sitton Branch. This period shows a rural community deeply connected to its land and ancestry, evidenced by the high density of family and church cemeteries including Sitton Cem, St Alphonsus Cem, and Sulphur Lick Cem.

Transportation and infrastructure of the era are visible in the Old Railroad Grade running north of Helps, and a prominent Pipeline cutting across the southern terrain. Small clusters of settlement at Millwood, Nulls, and Briscoe serve as local hubs, while landmarks like the Spring Creek Community Center and Stepanek Crossing indicate the points of social and geographic connection for the rural population.