Old Maps of Melville, North Dakota for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Melville with 11 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Melville has changed over the decades.


Melville, ND maps

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  1. 1948 Map of Carrington
    1948 Map of Carrington
    1948 Carrington
    1948 Print · USGS
    Carrington and the surrounding Foster County prairies are captured here in the late 1940s at a peak of rail-based agriculture. Genealogists and local historians can locate dozens of numbered country schools, such as School No 1 and School No 4, and trace the path of the Northern Pacific railroad.

  2. 1950 Map of Melville
    1950 Map of Melville
    1950 Melville
    1950 Print · USGS
    The North Dakota prairie near the Foster and Stutsman County line is captured here just after the war. Local historians can trace the rural school system through School No 1 and School No 3, alongside the Northern Pacific rail siding at Melville.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 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.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 1994 Map of Carrington
    1994 Map of Carrington
    1994 Carrington
    1994 Print · USGS
    Central North Dakota's prairie pothole region comes alive in this mid-nineties survey, showing a landscape defined by expansive wetlands and small rail towns. Genealogists and researchers can trace the vicinity of Carrington and Sykeston, or locate remote landmarks like the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Lake Williams.

  7. 2011 Map of Melville, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Melville, 2011 Print
    2011 Melville
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Melville, including Stutsman County, Foster County, and other nearby areas

  8. 2014 Map of Melville, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Melville, 2014 Print
    2014 Melville
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Melville, including Stutsman County, Foster County, and other nearby areas

  9. 2018 Map of Melville, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Melville, 2018 Print
    2018 Melville
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Melville, including Stutsman County, Foster County, and other nearby areas

  10. 2020 Map of Melville, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Melville, 2020 Print
    2020 Melville
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Melville, including Stutsman County, Foster County, and other nearby areas

  11. 2024 Map of Melville, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Melville, 2024 Print
    2024 Melville
    2024 Print · USGS
    Central North Dakota's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early twenty-first century, showing the prairie as it remains today. Researchers can trace the path of Pipestem Creek and locate the rural hub of Melville near the shores of Lake Bonita.

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