Old Maps of Kensal, North Dakota for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Kensal 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 Kensal has changed over the decades.


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  1. 1900 Map of Pingree
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1951 Map of Kensal, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Kensal, 1952 Print
    1951 Kensal
    1952 Print · USGS
    The North Dakota prairie around the mid-century shows a landscape of distributed rural schoolhouses and rail-dependent settlements. Genealogists and local historians can locate Kensal, St Johns Cem, and several local schools like McKinley Sch No 2.

  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. 1985 Map of Cooperstown
    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.
    2 unique versions available

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

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

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

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

  11. 2024 Map of Kensal, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Kensal, 2024 Print
    2024 Kensal
    2024 Print · USGS
    The community of Kensal and the surrounding prairie are shown here in modern detail, centered on the historic Soo Line railroad. Genealogists and local historians can locate Saint Johns Cem, Kensal Cem, and the various section-line roads like 83rd Ave SE that define this agricultural landscape.

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