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1953 Map of Tilford

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Tilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Black Hills National Cemetery lies at the northern edge of this mid-century survey, positioned just south of the Fort Meade Military Boundary. The landscape is defined by the transition from the steep, drainage-carved slopes of the Black Hills National Forest into the lower drainages of Pleasant Valley. The small settlement of Tilford serves as a central waypoint along the Chicago and North Western railroad line, which cuts a straight path through the territory.

Industrial and community life are marked by the Upper Pleasant Valley Sch and local resources like a Gravel Pit and Windmill. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous named gulches, including Breakneck Gulch, Bulldog Gulch, and Syndicate Gulch, all feeding toward larger watercourses such as Elk Creek and Pleasant Valley Creek. The county line between Meade Co and Lawrence Co is also delineated across the southwestern highlands near Bald Mountain.