Old Maps of Volunteer, South Dakota for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Volunteer with 6 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 Volunteer has changed over the decades.


Volunteer, SD maps

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  1. 1913 Map of Newell
    1913 Map of Newell
    1913 Newell
    1913 Print · USGS
    Butte and Meade Counties were being reshaped by new rails and irrigation projects in the decade before the Great War. Researchers can trace the path of the Chicago and Northwestern Ry and locate early settlements like Newell, Vale, and Station Elm.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1951 Map of Volunteer, 1953 Print
    1951 Map of Volunteer, 1953 Print
    1951 Volunteer
    1953 Print · USGS
    Western South Dakota's river country is documented here in the early fifties during the Missouri River Basin development era. Genealogists and historians can locate rural schoolhouses like Wetz Sch and Meyer Sch or the riverside settlement of Volunteer.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1953 Map of Rapid City, 1964 Print
    1953 Map of Rapid City, 1964 Print
    1953 Rapid City
    1964 Print · USGS
    Western South Dakota's transition from the Black Hills to the open prairie is captured here during the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the development of Ellsworth Air Force Base alongside historic landmarks like Bear Butte and the Lower Alkali School.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1957 Map of Rapid City
    1957 Map of Rapid City
    1957 Rapid City
    1957 Print · USGS
    Western South Dakota in the mid-fifties reveals a landscape of high-altitude forests and growing military installations. Researchers can trace the development of Ellsworth Air Force Base, locate the Theodore Roosevelt Monument, and find rural landmarks like Lower Alkali School.

  5. 1983 Map of Belle Fourche
    1983 Map of Belle Fourche
    1983 Belle Fourche
    1983 Print · USGS
    Western South Dakota's ranching and irrigation systems are well-established in this early 1980s survey. Researchers can trace historic family holdings like McClure Ranch and the path of the Chicago and North Western railroad near Belle Fourche.

  6. 2021 Map of Volunteer, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Volunteer, 2021 Print
    2021 Volunteer
    2021 Print · USGS
    The western South Dakota prairie at the start of the 2020s shows a landscape of wide river valleys and isolated rural outposts. Researchers can trace the drainage of the Belle Fourche River and find the small settlement of Volunteer near the mouth of Bear Butte Cr.

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