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1969 Map of St. Francis SW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of St. Francis SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Rosebud Indian Reservation Boundary defines the northern landscape of this 1960s study, where the rolling plains of the Great Plains meet the transition into the Nebraska Sandhills. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of Minnechadusa Creek in the south and Bull Creek to the east, illustrating a rural landscape where water sources were primary drivers of early ranching and movement.

Evidence of community and kinship appears in the placement of the Star Cem and the Sacred Heart Ch in the southeastern quadrant, offering specific points of interest for genealogists tracing families in the borderlands between Todd Co and Cherry Co. The map also captures the South Dakota and Nebraska state line, reflecting the jurisdictional complexities of this sparsely populated region during the mid-twentieth century.