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1953 Map of Tilford

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Tilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Black Hills National Cemetery sits at the northern edge of this landscape, positioned where the hills meet the plains near the Fort Meade Military Boundary. The geography is defined by a dense network of gulches—including Breakneck Gulch, Syndicate Gulch, and Beaver Gulch—that drain from the Black Hills National Forest toward the lower valleys. The settlement of Tilford serves as a central point along the Chicago and North Western railroad line, which parallels the path of modern routes like 90.

The presence of the Upper Pleasant Valley Sch and a Gravel Pit near the rail line illustrates the local rural economy and infrastructure during the mid-twentieth century. Elevations rise sharply toward the west at Bald Mountain, while Elk Creek and Morris Creek wind through the southern and eastern sectors. This 1953 survey, later photorevised in 1971, captures the transition from the high ridges of the Black Hills to the productive valley floors of Meade and Lawrence Counties.