1900s (20th Century) Maps of Buchanan, North Dakota

1. 1900 Map of Pingree

   

   1900 Pingree

   1900 Print · USGS

   Stutsman 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.

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4. 1900 Map of Pingree, 1949 Print

   

   1900 Pingree

   1949 Print · USGS

   North 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.

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7. 1950 Map of Buchanan, 1978 Print

   

   1950 Buchanan

   1978 Print · USGS

   Mid-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.

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10. 1952 Map of Buchanan

    

    1952 Buchanan

    1952 Print · USGS

    Mid-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.

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13. 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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16. 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.

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19. 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.

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22. 1985 Map of Cooperstown

    

    1985 Cooperstown

    1985 Print · USGS

    Griggs 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.

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25. 1990 Map of Buchanan, 1995 Print

    

    1990 Buchanan

    1995 Print · USGS

    The 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.

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