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1951 Map of Walworth

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Walworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Middle Loup River winds through the central valley of this Custer County landscape, providing the primary geographical anchor for a network of mid-century rural school districts and small settlements. The small community of Walworth is situated just north of the river, supported by local infrastructure including the Walworth Sch and the nearby Walworth Cem. The surrounding tablelands are partitioned into distinct surveyor divisions such as Madison Square, Milburn, and West Union.

Educational life in this era is remarkably decentralized, evidenced by the density of one-room schoolhouses serving isolated farmsteads, including Red Star Sch, Union Hill Sch, and Oxford Sch. Rugged breaks and drainages like Winnegar Canyon and Lillian Creek define the topography between the river valley and the upland plateaus, where numerous Windmills indicate the reliance on groundwater for the region's agricultural economy.