1970s Maps of Gales Township, South Dakota

Explore 4 historic maps of Gales Township from the 1970s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1970s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Gales Township, SD maps

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  1. 1979 Map of Cedar Grove Colony, 1980 Print
    1979 Map of Cedar Grove Colony, 1980 Print
    1979 Cedar Grove Colony
    1980 Print · USGS
    The Brule County prairie during the late seventies shows a landscape of established farm colonies and rural parish life. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Larson Cem and Bulls Cem or local centers like the Cedar Grove Colony and Torrey Lake Sch.

  2. 1979 Map of Laffey Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 Map of Laffey Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 Laffey Lake
    1980 Print · USGS
    Aurora County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the late seventies, showing the established township grids and prairie waterways. Researchers can trace land divisions across Gales and Center or locate landmarks like Laffey Lake.

  3. 1979 Map of White Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 Map of White Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 White Lake
    1980 Print · USGS
    White Lake and the surrounding Aurora County prairie are captured here in the late seventies as a landscape of rail transit and wildlife conservation. Genealogists and historians can trace the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific rail line or locate the Crystal Lake Cem near White Lake.

  4. 1979 Map of Platte Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 Map of Platte Lake, 1980 Print
    1979 Platte Lake
    1980 Print · USGS
    Across the Brule and Aurora county line in the late seventies, this survey captures a landscape of prairie lakes and transition. Genealogists and historians can trace rural landmarks like the Wilbur Center Sch or the grounds of the Lake Sixteen State Public Shooting Area.

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