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Old Maps of Great Bend Township, South Dakota

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Great Bend Township, SD maps

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  1. 1895 Map of Byron
    1895 Map of Byron
    1895 Byron
    1895 Print · USGS
    Eastern South Dakota was rapidly organizing into townships when this survey was conducted. You can trace the path of the Chicago and Northwestern R. R. through early settlements like Frankfort, Doland, and Ashton.
    4 unique versions available
  4. 1953 Map of Frankfort, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Frankfort, 1955 Print
    1953 Frankfort
    1955 Print · USGS
    Spink County agriculture and river-valley life are captured here in the early fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots at St Anne Cem, follow the Chicago and North Western rail line, or locate early schoolhouses like Witten Sch.
  7. 1953 Map of Ashton, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Ashton, 1955 Print
    1953 Ashton
    1955 Print · USGS
    In the early 1950s, the prairie landscape of Spink County was defined by the winding James River and a busy network of namesake schoolhouses. Genealogists and local historians can trace the locations of Kurtz Sch, Ashton, and the artesian Flowing Wells that sustained these rural townships.
  10. 1953 Map of Huron, 1959 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1954 Map of Huron, 1977 Print
    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.
  16. 1985 Map of Redfield, 1986 Print
    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.
  19. 2012 Map of Frankfort, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Frankfort, 2012 Print
    2012 Frankfort
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Frankfort, Harmony Township, and other nearby areas
  22. 2012 Map of Ashton, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Ashton, 2012 Print
    2012 Ashton
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Redfield, Ashton, and other nearby areas
  25. 2015 Map of Frankfort, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Frankfort, 2015 Print
    2015 Frankfort
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Frankfort, Harmony Township, and other nearby areas
  28. 2015 Map of Ashton, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Ashton, 2015 Print
    2015 Ashton
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Redfield, Ashton, and other nearby areas
  31. 2017 Map of Ashton, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Ashton, 2017 Print
    2017 Ashton
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Redfield, Ashton, and other nearby areas
  34. 2017 Map of Frankfort, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Frankfort, 2017 Print
    2017 Frankfort
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Great Bend Township, including Frankfort, Harmony Township, and other nearby areas
  37. 2021 Map of Frankfort, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Frankfort, 2021 Print
    2021 Frankfort
    2021 Print · USGS
    The Spink County prairie near the James River appears here in its modern agricultural form. Researchers can trace the townsite of Frankfort and locate local burial grounds including Saint Anne Cem and Mount Hope Cem.
  40. 2021 Map of Ashton, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Ashton, 2021 Print
    2021 Ashton
    2021 Print · USGS
    Spink County's river-bottom lands are captured here during the early twenty-first century as the James River winds between local townships. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rural infrastructure around Ashton, follow the path of Railroad Ln, and locate early homestead sites near Snake Cr.
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