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

1. 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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4. 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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7. 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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10. 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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13. 1960 Map of Conde SW, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Conde SW

    1961 Print · USGS

    Spink County’s rural townships are captured here in the early sixties as the Missouri River Basin development era shaped the plains. Researchers can locate the local Townhall, several Flowing Well sites, and the meandering path of Timber Creek.

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16. 1960 Map of Turton, 1962 Print

    

    1960 Turton

    1962 Print · USGS

    The Spink County prairie comes into focus during the early sixties, centered on the rail-side settlement of Turton. Genealogists and researchers can trace the old Chicago and North Western line and locate local landmarks like the Flowing Well.

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19. 1971 Map of Doland NW, 1974 Print

    

    1971 Doland NW

    1974 Print · USGS

    Spink County agriculture and drainage patterns are on display here in the early 1970s. Genealogists and historians can trace the path of Timber Creek and locate the Old Railroad Grade as it passes through Belle Plaine.

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22. 1971 Map of Doland, 1974 Print

    

    1971 Doland

    1974 Print · USGS

    The township of Doland is captured here during the early seventies, showing a classic South Dakota rail-and-grid landscape. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Chicago and North Western line, an Old Railroad Grade, and the Doland Cem.

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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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