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Old Maps of Cathay, North Dakota for Academic Research

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

Cathay, ND maps

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  1. 1948 Map of Cathay
    1948 Map of Cathay
    1948 Cathay
    1948 Print · USGS
    Wells County was a network of rail-towns and prairie parishes in the years following the war. Researchers can trace the family legacies of Cathay and Bremen, identifying rural landmarks like St Josephs Ch, Lake View Cem, and numerous one-room schoolhouses.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1949 Map of Cathay
    1949 Map of Cathay
    1949 Cathay
    1949 Print · USGS
    Wells County's prairie landscape is captured here in the late 1940s, centered on the rail-aligned town of Cathay. Researchers can trace the mid-century rural school system at School No 3 or locate family plots at Lake View Cem near the banks of Rocky Run.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 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
  10. 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.
  13. 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.
  16. 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.
  19. 2011 Map of Cathay, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Cathay, 2011 Print
    2011 Cathay
    2011 Print · USGS
    The small prairie settlement of Cathay and its surrounding agricultural grid are documented here in the early twenty-first century. Genealogists and researchers can locate Lake View Cemetery and trace the path of Rocky Run past the Cathay Dam.
  22. 2014 Map of Cathay, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Cathay, 2014 Print
    2014 Cathay
    2014 Print · USGS
    The town of Cathay and its surrounding prairie are captured here in the early twenty-first century, showing a landscape defined by agriculture and rail. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lake View Cem and the local PO alongside waterways like Rocky Run.
  25. 2018 Map of Cathay, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Cathay, 2018 Print
    2018 Cathay
    2018 Print · USGS
    Wells County farming and rail history come together in this 2018 survey of the North Dakota prairie. Researchers can locate Cathay along the railroad line and trace the seasonal paths of Rocky Run or visit the local Lake View Cem.
  28. 2020 Map of Cathay, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Cathay, 2020 Print
    2020 Cathay
    2020 Print · USGS
    The rural landscape of Wells County is captured in this modern survey of central North Dakota. Researchers can locate the core of Cathay, trace the winding course of Rocky Run, and identify family plots at Lake View Cem.
  31. 2024 Map of Cathay, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Cathay, 2024 Print
    2024 Cathay
    2024 Print · USGS
    The Wells County prairie surrounding Cathay is documented here during the early twenty-first century. Researchers can trace local landmarks like Lake View Cem and the winding course of Rocky Run through the structured section-line road grid.
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