1950s Maps of Faulk County, South Dakota

1. 1950 Map of Rezac Lake NE, 1957 Print

   

   1950 Rezac Lake NE

   1957 Print · USGS

   The prairie crossroads of Faulk, Hyde, and Hand counties are captured here in the early fifties as the Missouri River Basin development program was underway. Local historians can trace the paths of an Old Railroad Grade and locate rural landmarks like Taylor Sch and Hill Spring.

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4. 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.

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7. 1951 Map of Rezac Lake NE

   

   1951 Rezac Lake NE

   1951 Print · USGS

   Faulk County and its neighbors are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape shaped by the townships of Latham and Harrison. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Taylor Sch and the diagonal Old Railroad Grade.

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10. 1951 Map of Orient

    

    1951 Orient

    1951 Print · USGS

    The rural agricultural landscape of Faulk County is captured here in the early fifties, centered on the rail terminus at Orient. Genealogists and local historians can locate family-named landmarks and essential community sites like Selting Sch and the Orient-Prairieview Cem.

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13. 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.

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16. 1951 Map of Orient NW

    

    1951 Orient NW

    1951 Print · USGS

    The rural prairie along the border of Faulk and Hand counties is captured here in the early fifties. Genealogists and local historians can locate early educational landmarks like Maloney Sch and Progress Sch alongside Vogeler Lake.

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19. 1951 Map of Rezac Lake NW

    

    1951 Rezac Lake NW

    1951 Print · USGS

    The prairie townships of Hyde and Faulk counties are shown here in the early fifties, documenting a landscape of rural schoolhouses and section roads. Researchers can trace the path of the Old Railroad Grade and locate local landmarks like East Ellisville Sch and Medicine.

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22. 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.

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25. 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.

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28. 1952 Map of Burkmere

    

    1952 Burkmere

    1952 Print · USGS

    Faulk County during the early fifties reveals a prairie landscape of civil townships and rural infrastructure. Genealogists and historians can trace family ties at Bass Cem or locate the Burkmere rail stop and the Chambers Sch (Abandoned).

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31. 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.

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34. 1952 Map of Onaka SW

    

    1952 Onaka SW

    1952 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Faulk County is centered here on the Chicago and North Western rail line and prairie townships. Researchers can trace rural school locations at Seneca Common Sch and Latham Sch or locate the Oakland Cem.

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37. 1952 Map of Faulkton West

    

    1952 Faulkton West

    1952 Print · USGS

    Faulk County was defined by its railroad junctions and prairie schools during the early fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community at Faulkton and locate rural landmarks like Walgamuth Sch or the Faulkton Landing Field.

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40. 1952 Map of Faulkton East

    

    1952 Faulkton East

    1952 Print · USGS

    Faulkton at the start of the 1950s was a critical rail crossroads where two major lines intersected amidst the Dakota prairie. Researchers can trace the layout of the Milwaukee Road, locate the Faulkton Cem, and find local landmarks like Lafoon Sch.

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43. 1953 Map of Huron, 1959 Print

    

    1953 Huron

    1959 Print · USGS

    Central South Dakota comes alive in the mid-1950s as a thriving rail and agricultural corridor between the Missouri and James Rivers. Trace the legacy of family farms and prairie towns like Huron, Faulkton, and Wessington Springs along the historic Chicago and North Western rail lines.

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46. 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.

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49. 1954 Map of Huron, 1977 Print

    

    1954 Huron

    1977 Print · USGS

    Central South Dakota was a landscape of grain elevators and river bends during the mid-fifties. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of the James River valley through railroad towns like Redfield and the sprawling Crow Creek Indian Reservation.

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52. 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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