1950 Map of Wanblee

About this map

The community of Wanblee is the focal point of this survey, located within the vast northern expanses of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This 1950 mapping, later updated with photorevisions, reveals the specific landscape of the Washabaugh County area before later administrative changes. The settlement pattern is defined by the drainage basins of Eagle Nest Creek and Craven Creek, which carve through the high plains. Local genealogy is anchored by the presence of Gethsemane Cem and St Ignatius Cem, while a Spillway 2642 suggests early water management efforts in this part of the Missouri River Basin development. The terrain is marked by the sharp contrast between the flat upland plains and the complex, eroded draws leading down toward Long Creek in the northeast.