Railroad Appraisal Records, circa 1918-1920
Scope and Contents
This accession consists of seventy volumes of original appraisal records (circa 1918-1920) for lands adjacent to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in various counties throughout South Dakota. Records within each valuation section volume include plat maps of lands adjacent to the railroad right-of-way and the assessed valuations of those properties; geographical and topographical descriptions of the surrounding environment; appraisal questionnaires completed by local residents concerning the value of privately owned land adjacent to the railroad that had been recently sold; and appraiser opinions based on interviews with informants believed to be familiar with local land values. In most cases, black and white photographs and/or blueprints are also included as supporting documentation.
Dates
- circa 1918-1920
Extent
5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Arrangement
The volumes are arranged alphabetically by county and thereunder numerically by valuation section number.
- Appraisals (Records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Blueprints Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Company
- Plat Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- South Dakota -- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Sioux Falls (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Aurora County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Beadle County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Bon Homme County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Brown County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Brule County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Campbell County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Charles Mix County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Clark County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Davison County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Day County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Douglas County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Edmunds County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Faulk County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Grant County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Hamlin County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Hanson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Hutchinson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Jerauld County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Jones County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Kingsbury County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Lake County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Lincoln County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Lyman County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Marshall County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- McCook County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- McPherson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Miner County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Minnehaha County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Moody County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Pennington County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Roberts County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Sanborn County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Spink County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Turner County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Union County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- Yankton County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the South Dakota State Archives Repository
900 Governors Dr
Pierre South Dakota 57501 USA
605-773-3804
605-773-6041 (Fax)
archref@state.sd.us
