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1958 Map of Sioux Falls

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sioux Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Sioux Falls serves as the regional anchor in this late 1950s survey of the tri-state borderlands where South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa meet. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail infrastructure of the era, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Great Northern railroads threading through prairie settlements like Dell Rapids, Luverne, and Pipestone. The map details the transition from the James River valley in the west toward the glacial lake districts in the north, including Lake Herman and Lake Madison.

Local landmarks such as Augustana Academy and St Marys Church alongside St Marys Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists. The intricate drainage of the Big Sioux River and its tributaries, like Split Rock Creek and Nine Mile Creek, illustrates the natural hydrology that shaped the early development of these farming communities before the mid-century expansion of the federal highway system.