1939 Map of Sunburst

About this map

The Canada-United States border defines the northern edge of this Toole County landscape, where the town of Sweetgrass serves as a primary port of entry. Surveyed in 1939, the map reveals a region defined by early twentieth-century energy extraction and rail transport. The Great Northern railroad runs south through the heart of the territory, connecting the border to the central hub of Sunburst and down toward Kevin. This era is particularly characterized by industrial settlement patterns, visible in the cluster of designated worker locations such as Ohio Camp, Texas Pacific Camp, and California Camp. Away from the rail corridor, the terrain transitions into the wide expanse of Willshaw Flats, punctuated by rural landmarks like the Willshaw Sch and the southern Superior Sch, documenting the infrastructure that supported these northern prairie communities before the mid-century.