1950s Maps of Hyde County, South Dakota

1. 1950 Map of Highmore NE

   

   1950 Highmore NE

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Hyde and Hand county line was a landscape of remote rural townships and prairie schools during the mid-century. Researchers can trace the placement of local landmarks like Washington Sch and West Campbell Sch across the open plains of Eden and Ontario.

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4. 1950 Map of Mitchell Lake

   

   1950 Mitchell Lake

   1950 Print · USGS

   Hyde County rural life is frozen in the mid-century as part of a post-war Missouri River Basin study. Genealogists and local historians can trace the footprint of the high plains prairie through sites like Edwin Ch, South Illinois Sch, and Mitchell Lake.

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7. 1950 Map of Highmore

   

   1950 Highmore

   1950 Print · USGS

   Hyde County life in the mid-twentieth century is centered on the railroad corridor and the township grid. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lincoln Sch, the Highmore Cem, and the specialized State College Substation.

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10. 1950 Map of Highmore SE

    

    1950 Highmore SE

    1950 Print · USGS

    The rural expanse of central South Dakota is captured here in the mid-twentieth century as part of the Missouri River Basin development. Genealogists and historians can locate community cornerstones like the Hamilton Sch, West Riverside Sch, and the Chicago and North Western rail line.

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13. 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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16. 1950 Map of Rezac Lake, 1960 Print

    

    1950 Rezac Lake

    1960 Print · USGS

    The Hyde and Hand County line in the early postwar era shows a landscape of small townships and prairie schools. Genealogists and researchers can locate the Bohemian Cem and family-centered landmarks like Weiss Sch and Eden Sch.

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19. 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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22. 1951 Map of Rice Lake

    

    1951 Rice Lake

    1951 Print · USGS

    Hyde County, South Dakota, is captured here in the early fifties during a period of Missouri River Basin development. Genealogists and local historians can trace the exact placement of rural schools like Rice Lake Sch, Money Sch, and North Illinois Sch.

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25. 1951 Map of Rezac Lake

    

    1951 Rezac Lake

    1951 Print · USGS

    Hand and Hyde Counties are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape of scattered schoolhouses and prairie section lines. Researchers can locate the Bohemian Cem and trace the footprints of old rural schools like Eden Sch and Weiss Sch.

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28. 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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31. 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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34. 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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