1900s (20th Century) Maps of Athol Township, South Dakota

1. 1953 Map of Redfield North, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Redfield North

   1955 Print · USGS

   Redfield was a bustling prairie rail hub in the early fifties, anchored by the intersection of two major lines. Researchers can trace the layout of the Redfield State Hospital or locate rural landmarks like Marlette Sch and the Historical Monument along Snake Creek.

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4. 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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7. 1954 Map of Aberdeen, 1964 Print

   

   1954 Aberdeen

   1964 Print · USGS

   Northeastern South Dakota in the mid-fifties remains a world of rail-dependent prairie towns and sweeping waterfowl refuges. Genealogists can trace family roots through settlements like Eureka and Ipswich or locate rural landmarks near Richmond Lake.

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10. 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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13. 1956 Map of Aberdeen

    

    1956 Aberdeen

    1956 Print · USGS

    Upper South Dakota during the mid-fifties remains a landscape of rail-connected farming towns and expansive glacial lake basins. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad through Gettysburg or locate vanished stops near Elm Lake and Richmond Lake.

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16. 1960 Map of Athol, 1962 Print

    

    1960 Athol

    1962 Print · USGS

    Spink County agriculture and rail life are centered here in the early sixties, as the prairie landscape borders the winding Snake Creek. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Chicago and North Western rail line and locate St Marys Cem and the settlement of Athol.

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19. 1966 Map of Northville SW, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Northville SW

    1967 Print · USGS

    The prairie landscape along the border of Spink and Faulk counties is captured here in the mid-1960s. Researchers can locate the Grange Hall, trace the meanders of South Fork Snake Creek, and identify small-scale industrial Gravel Pits in the Athol and Wesley districts.

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22. 1966 Map of Zell, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Zell

    1967 Print · USGS

    Central South Dakota prairie life is captured here in the mid-sixties, where the borders of Faulk, Spink, and Hand counties meet. Trace the rail corridor of the Chicago and North Western through Zell or locate the Mountain Sch.

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25. 1985 Map of Aberdeen

    

    1985 Aberdeen

    1985 Print · USGS

    The James River valley of South Dakota is seen here in the mid-eighties, centered on the growing hub of Aberdeen. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail corridors of the Chicago and North Western or find rural landmarks like Bath Corner and South Scatterwood Lake.

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28. 1985 Map of Redfield, 1986 Print

    

    1985 Redfield

    1986 Print · USGS

    Spink and Hand counties are captured here in the mid-1980s, revealing a landscape of rail-dependent prairie towns and extensive waterfowl conservation areas. Genealogists and historians can trace the Chicago and North Western rail lines through Redfield to outlying settlements like Tulare and Frankfort.

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