1950s Maps of Jefferson Township, South Dakota

Explore 8 historic maps of Jefferson Township from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Jefferson Township, SD maps

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  1. 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.

  2. 1953 Map of Redfield North, 1955 Print
    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.

  3. 1953 Map of Gallup, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Gallup, 1955 Print
    1953 Gallup
    1955 Print · USGS
    Spink County in the mid-fifties remains a landscape of river-bend farms and rural school districts. Researchers can trace the path of the Milwaukee Road railroad and locate local landmarks like Gallup Sch or the Flowing Well.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 1954 Map of Aberdeen, 1964 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 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.

  8. 1956 Map of Aberdeen
    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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