1950s Maps of Big Stone County, Minnesota

Explore 8 historic maps of Big Stone County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Big Stone County, MN maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Graceville
    1950 Map of Graceville
    1950 Graceville
    1950 Print · USGS
    Big Stone and Traverse counties come alive in this mid-century survey of the Minnesota prairie at the peak of its rail-and-farm economy. Local historians can trace the foundations of Graceville and identify vanished rural landmarks like Golden Rule Sch and the Trinity Sch.

  2. 1953 Map of Ortonville, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Ortonville, 1955 Print
    1953 Ortonville
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Minnesota-South Dakota borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the lake-rich prairie. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous rural landmarks like Greenwood Cem, Pleasant Valley Ch, and the many numbered schools scattered between Clinton and Odessa.

  3. 1953 Map of Bellingham, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Bellingham, 1955 Print
    1953 Bellingham
    1955 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of western Minnesota and South Dakota are shown here in the mid-fifties as a landscape of rail-connected prairie towns and a dense network of country school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Bellingham and Marietta, or locate rural sites like Immanuel Ch and the Swedish Mission Cem.

  4. 1953 Map of Milbank, 1958 Print
    1953 Map of Milbank, 1958 Print
    1953 Milbank
    1958 Print · USGS
    The tri-state border region of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota is shown here during the early fifties, a landscape defined by glacial lakes and the Sisseton Indian Reservation. Researchers can trace the legacy of the western railroads, locating old stops along the Great Northern and settlements like Milbank, Webster, and Sisseton.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1954 Map of Big Stone Lake, 1956 Print
    1954 Map of Big Stone Lake, 1956 Print
    1954 Big Stone Lake
    1956 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Roberts County and Minnesota come into focus in the mid-1950s as rural school districts began to fade from the prairie. Trace the disappearance of early education at Golden Prairie Sch and School No 19, or locate family plots at Lakeside Cem and Effm Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1958 Map of Milbank
    1958 Map of Milbank
    1958 Milbank
    1958 Print · USGS
    The northern Great Plains in the late fifties show a landscape of glacial lakes and reservation lands shaped by the Great Northern railroad. Genealogists and local historians can trace the grid of settlements from Britton to Milbank and locate landmarks like Enemy Swim Lake and the Sisseton Indian Reservation.

  7. 1958 Map of Correll, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Correll, 1959 Print
    1958 Correll
    1959 Print · USGS
    Big Stone and Lac qui Parle counties meet along the Minnesota River in the late fifties, where rail and water shaped the local economy. Genealogists and historians can trace the footprint of Correll and Louisburg, or locate School No 867 and the local Quarry.

  8. 1958 Map of Appleton, 1960 Print
    1958 Map of Appleton, 1960 Print
    1958 Appleton
    1960 Print · USGS
    Appleton and the surrounding prairies of Swift County are documented here in the late fifties, where the river systems dominate the terrain. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Appleton Cem, the Minnesota Valley Ch, and the old rail lines of the Great Northern.
    2 unique versions available

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