South Dakota Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because South Dakota political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
South Dakota County Formation Map
(South Dakota maps made with the use AniMap Plus 3.0 & with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)
South Dakota Antique Maps & Atlases
See U.S. State & County Boundary Maps and Antique Atlases to view free map images of antique maps & atlases maps during the years 1732 to 1897 for the entire United States as well as other states and countries.
These are scanned from the original copies so you can see South Dakota and South Dakota counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some South Dakota maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in South Dakota.
Disclaimer: All South Dakota maps are free to use for your own genealogical purposes and may not be reproduced for resale or distribution.Source: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
South Dakota Map Description & Links
- South Dakota Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- South Dakota Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com) Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
- South Dakota Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of South Dakota (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- South Dakota Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- South Dakota Map Books (amazon.com)
