1950s Maps of Edmunds County, South Dakota

Explore 7 historic maps of Edmunds County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Edmunds County's landscape evolved across the 1950s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Edmunds County, SD maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Onaka, 1978 Print
    1950 Map of Onaka, 1978 Print
    1950 Onaka
    1978 Print · USGS
    Onaka and the surrounding prairie townships are captured here at mid-century during a period of shifting rural infrastructure. Genealogists and local historians can locate the East Sherman Sch, trace the Old Railroad Grade, and explore the Madison Hills.

  2. 1951 Map of Clark Lake
    1951 Map of Clark Lake
    1951 Clark Lake
    1951 Print · USGS
    Faulk County during the early fifties remained a landscape of scattered rural schools and prairie townships. You can trace the path of the Old Railroad Grade and locate family-centered landmarks like Stevenson Sch and Saratoga Sch.

  3. 1952 Map of Onaka
    1952 Map of Onaka
    1952 Onaka
    1952 Print · USGS
    The rural prairie of Faulk and Edmunds counties is captured in the early fifties as the local economy transitioned away from rail. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade through Onaka and locate rural landmarks like East Sherman Sch.

  4. 1952 Map of Norbeck
    1952 Map of Norbeck
    1952 Norbeck
    1952 Print · USGS
    The prairie townships of Faulk County come into focus in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape defined by the railroad and local schools. Genealogists and researchers can pinpoint the Millard Cem, the tiny settlement of Norbeck, and the Orleans Sch across the open plains.

  5. 1952 Map of Wecota
    1952 Map of Wecota
    1952 Wecota
    1952 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Faulk County comes into focus in this survey of the northern prairie. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Wecota and find rural landmarks like Immanuel Ch, Lindhorst Sch, and an Old Railroad Grade.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1954 Map of Aberdeen, 1964 Print
    1954 Map of Aberdeen, 1964 Print
    1954 Aberdeen
    1964 Print · USGS
    Northeastern South Dakota in the mid-fifties remains a world of rail-dependent prairie towns and sweeping waterfowl refuges. Genealogists can trace family roots through settlements like Eureka and Ipswich or locate rural landmarks near Richmond Lake.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1956 Map of Aberdeen
    1956 Map of Aberdeen
    1956 Aberdeen
    1956 Print · USGS
    Upper South Dakota during the mid-fifties remains a landscape of rail-connected farming towns and expansive glacial lake basins. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad through Gettysburg or locate vanished stops near Elm Lake and Richmond Lake.

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