Old Maps of Union Township, South Dakota

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Union 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

  2. 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

  3. 1953 Map of Watertown, 1968 Print
    1953 Map of Watertown, 1968 Print
    1953 Watertown
    1968 Print · USGS
    Eastern South Dakota and the Minnesota borderlands are captured here during the mid-twentieth century as the region's agricultural and rail-service centers thrived. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites across the Coteau des Prairies and find landmarks in Watertown, De Smet, and Brookings.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 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.

  5. 1958 Map of Watertown
    1958 Map of Watertown
    1958 Watertown
    1958 Print · USGS
    The eastern South Dakota prairie and the Minnesota borderlands are captured here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of terminal moraine lakes and burgeoning rail hubs. Genealogists and historians can trace the early paths of the Chicago and North Western railroad or locate family roots in Watertown, Clark, or the Sisseton Indian Reservation.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1971 Map of Bloomfield, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Bloomfield, 1974 Print
    1971 Bloomfield
    1974 Print · USGS
    Agricultural life in eastern South Dakota comes into focus during the early seventies, spanning the Beadle and Spink county line. Researchers can locate specific homestead sites and landmarks like Hillside Colony, La Delle, and Hutterthal Ch.

  7. 1973 Map of Carpenter, 1978 Print
    1973 Map of Carpenter, 1978 Print
    1973 Carpenter
    1978 Print · USGS
    Eastern South Dakota’s agricultural heartland is documented here in the early seventies, showing a landscape defined by township grids and scattered rural communities. Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial sites at Union Cem and Richland Cem, or trace the small settlements of Richland and Carpenter.

  8. 1985 Map of Watertown
    1985 Map of Watertown
    1985 Watertown
    1985 Print · USGS
    Eastern South Dakota in the mid-eighties remains a landscape of expansive prairie wetlands and agricultural rail towns. Genealogists and local historians can trace the routes of the CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN railroad through Garden City, Vienna, and Watertown.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 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.

  10. 2012 Map of Carpenter, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Carpenter, 2012 Print
    2012 Carpenter
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Capitola Township, Carpenter, and other nearby areas

  11. 2012 Map of Bloomfield, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Bloomfield, 2012 Print
    2012 Bloomfield
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Antelope Township, Bloomfield, and other nearby areas

  12. 2015 Map of Carpenter, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Carpenter, 2015 Print
    2015 Carpenter
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Capitola Township, Carpenter, and other nearby areas

  13. 2015 Map of Bloomfield, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Bloomfield, 2015 Print
    2015 Bloomfield
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Antelope Township, Bloomfield, and other nearby areas

  14. 2017 Map of Carpenter, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Carpenter, 2017 Print
    2017 Carpenter
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Capitola Township, Carpenter, and other nearby areas

  15. 2017 Map of Bloomfield, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Bloomfield, 2017 Print
    2017 Bloomfield
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Union Township, including Antelope Township, Bloomfield, and other nearby areas

  16. 2021 Map of Bloomfield, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Bloomfield, 2021 Print
    2021 Bloomfield
    2021 Print · USGS
    The Spink and Beadle County border comes into focus in this recent study of South Dakota's rural heartland. Local historians can trace the community life of Hillside Colony and Bloomfield through landmarks like the Missionary Church Cem and Prairie Bible Church Cem.

  17. 2021 Map of Carpenter, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Carpenter, 2021 Print
    2021 Carpenter
    2021 Print · USGS
    The eastern South Dakota plains near the Clark and Spink county line are captured here in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can locate the small settlement of Carpenter and trace family sites near Union Cem and Richland Cem.

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