Old Maps of Hesper, North Dakota

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  1. 1943 Map of Maddock, 1963 Print
    1943 Map of Maddock, 1963 Print
    1943 Maddock
    1963 Print · USGS
    Benson and Wells counties are shown in detail during the 1940s, when the prairie was dotted with localized school districts and rural parishes. Genealogists can trace family footprints at North Viking Cem or find the sites of East Fram Sch No 4 and Heimdal.

  2. 1945 Map of Maddock
    1945 Map of Maddock
    1945 Maddock
    1945 Print · USGS
    Benson and Wells counties in the mid-1940s are defined by a robust network of prairie towns and competing rail lines. Researchers can trace rural life through numerous landmark schools and churches, from Maddock and Heimdal to Klara Church and East Fram School No 4.

  3. 1951 Map of Hesper, 1953 Print
    1951 Map of Hesper, 1953 Print
    1951 Hesper
    1953 Print · USGS
    Benson County's prairie landscape is captured in the early 1950s, showing a rural community shaped by the Sheyenne River and the Northern Pacific railroad. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Rich Valley Sch, Fairview Ch, and the settlement of Hesper.

  4. 1952 Map of New Rockford, 1968 Print
    1952 Map of New Rockford, 1968 Print
    1952 New Rockford
    1968 Print · USGS
    The North Dakota prairie during the mid-1950s was a landscape of rail-dependent farm towns and vast wildlife refuges. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local communities at Fort Totten Indian Agenc, Concordia Lutheran Church, and the Bowdon Country Church and Cemetery.
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  5. 1956 Map of New Rockford
    1956 Map of New Rockford
    1956 New Rockford
    1956 Print · USGS
    Mid-century central North Dakota is captured here as a landscape of prairie rail towns and vast wildlife refuges. Trace family roots at the Bowdon Country Church and Cemetery or locate the old St Michael Mission School and Fort Totten.

  6. 1971 Map of New Rockford, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of New Rockford, 1974 Print
    1971 New Rockford
    1974 Print · USGS
    Central North Dakota was a landscape of wildlife refuges and rail-linked agricultural towns in the early seventies. Genealogists and local historians can trace the development of the Fort Totten Indian Reservation and locate old railway points like Maddock, Hamal, and Kloten.

  7. 1981 Map of New Rockford
    1981 Map of New Rockford
    1981 New Rockford
    1981 Print · USGS
    Central North Dakota's prairie heartland is captured here in the early eighties, showing a landscape defined by the Burlington Northern rail lines and sprawling waterfowl refuges. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of New Rockford, Maddock, and Fessenden, alongside landmarks like Tomlinson Field and the Fort Totten Indian Reservation.

  8. 2011 Map of Hesper, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Hesper, 2011 Print
    2011 Hesper
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Hesper, including Benson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  9. 2014 Map of Hesper, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Hesper, 2014 Print
    2014 Hesper
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Hesper, including Benson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  10. 2018 Map of Hesper, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Hesper, 2018 Print
    2018 Hesper
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Hesper, including Benson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  11. 2020 Map of Hesper, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Hesper, 2020 Print
    2020 Hesper
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Hesper, including Benson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  12. 2024 Map of Hesper, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Hesper, 2024 Print
    2024 Hesper
    2024 Print · USGS
    Benson County's prairie wetland landscape is captured here in the contemporary era, showing the intersection of heritage and conservation. Researchers can trace local roots at the Fairview Scandinavian Lutheran Cem and locate the historic settlement of Hesper.

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