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1953 Map of Tilford

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Tilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Black Hills National Cemetery stands as a prominent landmark in this 1953 survey, situated along the Chicago and North Western rail line. The settlement of Tilford occupies the valley floor, where the industrial presence of a Gravel Pit and proximity to the Fort Meade Military Boundary define the local economy. The landscape is characterized by numerous named drainages, including Alkali Creek, Bulldog Gulch, and Breakneck Gulch, which carve through the rising elevations of the Black Hills National Forest.

Education and infrastructure are marked by the Upper Pleasant Valley Sch and a designated Rest Area along the highway corridor. To the south, Bald Mountain towers over the winding course of Elk Creek, near the administrative border where Meade Co meets Lawrence County. The map provides a look at the mid-century intersection of federal land management, military history, and rural South Dakota settlement.