Old Maps of Iona, South Dakota for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Iona with 8 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Iona has changed over the decades.


Iona, SD maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Iona, 1958 Print
    1940 Map of Iona, 1958 Print
    1940 Iona
    1958 Print · USGS
    In the early 1940s, the Missouri and White Rivers shaped life across South Dakota's Lyman and Brule counties. Genealogists can trace nearly twenty rural schoolhouses and cemeteries like Iona Cem, alongside landmarks such as Twilight Butte and the settlement of Iona.

  2. 1944 Map of Iona
    1944 Map of Iona
    1944 Iona
    1944 Print · USGS
    Lyman County in the early 1940s reveals a landscape of isolated homesteads and river-bottom farms along the Missouri River. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous country schools like Cable Sch and markers such as Iona Cem and Peterson.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1955 Map of Mitchell, 1973 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1959 Map of Mitchell
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1974 Map of Iona, 1977 Print
    1974 Map of Iona, 1977 Print
    1974 Iona
    1977 Print · USGS
    Iona and the surrounding high prairie of Lyman County appear here in the mid-seventies, just as the local highway system was well established. Researchers can locate the Iona Cem, trace the drainage of Nicholas Creek, and find landmarks like Twilight Butte.

  6. 1986 Map of Chamberlain
    1986 Map of Chamberlain
    1986 Chamberlain
    1986 Print · USGS
    Central South Dakota during the mid-eighties shows a landscape shaped by the Missouri River and the rise of Interstate 90. Researchers can trace the development of river towns like Chamberlain and Oacoma or locate remote landmarks like Bijou Hills and Hamill.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1990 Map of Mitchell, 1991 Print
    1990 Map of Mitchell, 1991 Print
    1990 Mitchell
    1991 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River and the surrounding South Dakota plains are captured here in the early nineties, showing a landscape shaped by water and wire. Genealogists and historians can trace the gridded townships from Mitchell to the Bijou Hills, locating sites like the Platte Colony and Academy.

  8. 2021 Map of Iona, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Iona, 2021 Print
    2021 Iona
    2021 Print · USGS
    Iona sits at the heart of this South Dakota landscape in the early twenty-first century, surrounded by the distinctive topography of the plains. Researchers can locate family sites at Saint Columba Catholic Cem and Iona Cem or trace landmarks like Twilight Butte.

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