1950s Maps of Hutchinson County, South Dakota

1. 1955 Map of Sioux Falls, 1967 Print

   

   1955 Sioux Falls

   1967 Print · USGS

   The eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota borderlands come alive in the mid-fifties, showing the vital rail-to-river connections of the era. Genealogists can trace family footprints across townships like Madison and Pipestone, while following the paths of the Big Sioux River and the Chicago and North Western line.

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4. 1955 Map of Mitchell, 1973 Print

   

   1955 Mitchell

   1973 Print · USGS

   The Missouri River valley undergoes a massive transformation in the mid-1950s as the Fort Randall Dam creates Lake Francis Case. You can trace the rail lines of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific through Mitchell or locate local landmarks like Butler Town Hall.

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7. 1957 Map of Tschetter Colony, 1958 Print

   

   1957 Tschetter Colony

   1958 Print · USGS

   Hutchinson County agriculture and community life are well-documented in the late fifties as the prairie met the winding James River. Researchers can locate numerous rural landmarks like Tschetter Colony, St Johns Ch, and the Pleasant Hill Sch.

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10. 1957 Map of Midway, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Midway

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southeastern South Dakota in the late fifties is captured here as a landscape of section-line roads and prairie townships. Researchers can trace rural genealogy through numerous family-named landmarks and local institutions like Ulmer Cem, Bender Sch, and Bethlehem Ch.

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13. 1957 Map of Menno, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Menno

    1958 Print · USGS

    Hutchinson County agriculture and river life are captured here in the mid-1950s as the regional rail network still anchored local trade. Researchers can locate numerous rural schools and churches, including Norway Sch, Ebenezer Ch, and the town of Menno.

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16. 1957 Map of Milltown, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Milltown

    1958 Print · USGS

    Hutchinson and Hanson Counties during the late fifties reveal a landscape of river-bottom farms and communal colonies. Researchers can locate the New Elm Springs Colony, the Colony of Mercy Home for the Aged, and local landmarks like Milltown Cem.

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19. 1957 Map of Clayton, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Clayton

    1958 Print · USGS

    Hutchinson County prairie life in the late fifties is defined here by the winding James River and a distributed network of rural schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Rademacher Cem, Clayton Sch, and the Congregational Ch.

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22. 1957 Map of Wolf Creek, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Wolf Creek

    1958 Print · USGS

    Hutchinson County prairie life in the late fifties centered on remote townships and the steam-and-diesel corridor of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Walz Cem, Kassel Sch, and Zion Ch.

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25. 1957 Map of Scotland, 1959 Print

    

    1957 Scotland

    1959 Print · USGS

    Southeast South Dakota in the late fifties was a landscape of river-valley settlements and rural school districts. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Scotland, locate Rose Hill Cem, and find vanished landmarks like Lakeview Sch or Maxwell Colony.

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28. 1958 Map of Sioux Falls

    

    1958 Sioux Falls

    1958 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa are captured here during the mid-century peak of the regional rail network. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Augustana Academy, the St Marys Cem, and the path of the Illinois Central through Rock Rapids.

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31. 1959 Map of Mitchell

    

    1959 Mitchell

    1959 Print · USGS

    South Dakota’s river and rail corridors come alive in the late fifties as the Missouri River valley undergoes dramatic change. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous small towns and schools such as Academy, Stickney, and Gregory.

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