Old Maps of Buchanan, North Dakota
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(14)- 1900 Map of Pingree
1900 Pingree1900 Print · USGSStutsman and Foster counties come alive in the final years of the nineteenth century as railroads began to stitch together the vast prairie. Researchers can trace the early rail stops at Pingree, Kensal, and Buchanan alongside the waters of Jim Lake and Spiritwood Lake.2 unique versions available - 1900 Map of Pingree, 1949 Print
1900 Pingree1949 Print · USGSNorth Dakota's prairie landscape was being rapidly transformed by rail and river at the end of the 19th century. Researchers can trace early township development and rail stops like Pingree, Kensal, and Buchanan along the James River and Arrowwood Lake. - 1950 Map of Buchanan, 1978 Print
1950 Buchanan1978 Print · USGSMid-century Stutsman County comes alive on this prairie survey, showing the agricultural heartbeat of the region. Researchers can trace the rail-oriented growth of Buchanan and locate early landmarks like School No 1 and the Cem near the Jim River Valley. - 1952 Map of Buchanan
1952 Buchanan1952 Print · USGSMid-century Stutsman County is defined here by the intersection of the Northern Pacific railroad and the vast James River Valley. Genealogists and historians can locate the rural School No 1, the local Cem cemetery, and the grain-stop settlement of Buchanan. - 1952 Map of New Rockford, 1968 Print
1952 New Rockford1968 Print · USGSThe 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 - 1956 Map of New Rockford
1956 New Rockford1956 Print · USGSMid-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. - 1971 Map of New Rockford, 1974 Print
1971 New Rockford1974 Print · USGSCentral 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. - 1985 Map of Cooperstown
1985 Cooperstown1985 Print · USGSGriggs and Barnes Counties are seen here in the mid-eighties, a period where the prairie economy centered on rail lines and river reservoirs. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Wimbledon, Hannaford, and Spiritwood Lake or locate the Fish Hatchery and Gaging Station along the Sheyenne River.2 unique versions available - 1990 Map of Buchanan, 1995 Print
1990 Buchanan1995 Print · USGSThe North Dakota prairie near Buchanan is captured here in the final decade of the twentieth century, showing a landscape of small wetlands and organized agriculture. Researchers can trace the local Cem and the eastern reach of the James River Reservoir. - 2011 Map of Buchanan, 2011 Print
2011 Buchanan2011 Print · USGSCovers Buchanan, including Stutsman County, United States, and other nearby areas - 2014 Map of Buchanan, 2014 Print
2014 Buchanan2014 Print · USGSCovers Buchanan, including Stutsman County, United States, and other nearby areas - 2018 Map of Buchanan, 2018 Print
2018 Buchanan2018 Print · USGSCovers Buchanan, including Stutsman County, United States, and other nearby areas - 2020 Map of Buchanan, 2020 Print
2020 Buchanan2020 Print · USGSCovers Buchanan, including Stutsman County, United States, and other nearby areas - 2024 Map of Buchanan, 2024 Print
2024 Buchanan2024 Print · USGSThe rural prairie landscape around Buchanan is documented here in the early 2020s, showing the intersection of highway transit and river geography. Researchers can locate local burial sites like Saint Margaret Mary Cem and trace the paths of the James River and Pipestem Lake.
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