Big Stone Lake defines the border between Minnesota and South Dakota, where the Minnesota River flows through a landscape of glacial points and lakefront settlements. Small communities like Yankeetown, Bonanza Grove, and Foster line the northeastern shore, reflecting the region's long-standing reliance on the waterway for recreation and residence. The presence of Holden Cem and Lakeside Cem provides grounded points of reference for genealogists tracing local families in this rural borderland. Much of the shoreline is preserved within Big Stone Lake State Park, where landmarks such as Mallard Pt and Salmonson Point jut into the water. This 2013 survey captures the area's modern road network, including MN-7 and SD-15, which connect the scattered agricultural tracts and lakeside marshes like Lake Wilcox.
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1916 · Peever
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Beardsley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Peever
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Beardsley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Milbank
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Big Stone Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Milbank
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Big Stone Lake East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Corona
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Browns Valley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000