Old Maps of Danforth, South Dakota

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  1. 1949 Map of Vayland SW, 1976 Print
    1949 Map of Vayland SW, 1976 Print
    1949 Vayland SW
    1976 Print · USGS
    Hand County prairie life is documented here during the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by township grids and rural school districts. Researchers can pinpoint several local landmarks like Spring Lake, Pleasant Valley Ch, and Horseshoe Bend Sch.

  2. 1951 Map of Vayland SW
    1951 Map of Vayland SW
    1951 Vayland SW
    1951 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Hand County is documented here during the Missouri River Basin development program. Researchers can trace the density of rural settlement through numerous country schools like McCool Sch and Keck Sch, as well as landmarks like Spring Lake.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1953 Map of Huron, 1959 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1954 Map of Huron, 1977 Print
    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.

  5. 1985 Map of Huron, 1986 Print
    1985 Map of Huron, 1986 Print
    1985 Huron
    1986 Print · USGS
    The James River valley and the city of Huron come into focus during the mid-eighties as centers of rail and prairie commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace communal sites like Riverside Colony and established rail towns from Wolsey to Woonsocket.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 2012 Map of Vayland SW, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Vayland SW, 2012 Print
    2012 Vayland SW
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Danforth, including Hand County, United States, and other nearby areas

  7. 2015 Map of Vayland SW, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Vayland SW, 2015 Print
    2015 Vayland SW
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Danforth, including Hand County, United States, and other nearby areas

  8. 2017 Map of Vayland SW, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Vayland SW, 2017 Print
    2017 Vayland SW
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Danforth, including Hand County, United States, and other nearby areas

  9. 2021 Map of Vayland SW, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Vayland SW, 2021 Print
    2021 Vayland SW
    2021 Print · USGS
    Hand County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early twenty-first century, showing a landscape shaped by prairie hydrology and section-line roads. Trace the small settlement of Danforth and the waters of Spring Lake or Turtle Cr.

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