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1931 Map of Tokio

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Tokio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Fort Totten P O and the nearby Fort Totten Agency serve as the historical anchors of this prairie landscape, situated on the southern shores of Devils Lake. This 1920s survey illustrates a region defined by its transition from the Devils Lake Indian Reservation to organized townships like Mission and Wood Lake. The terrain is characterized by a complex network of glacial lakes and wetlands, including Black Tiger Bay and Horseshoe Lake, which sit north of the winding Sheyenne River.

An interesting topographical detail is the prominent Devils Heart hill, rising above the surrounding flats near Tokio. The map captures a moment of established rural infrastructure, noting several rural schoolhouses such as School No 1 and School No 3 scattered across the townships of Hillside and Bush. This layout provides clear evidence of the early 20th-century settlement pattern, where small school districts were spaced to serve the farming families in each township.