Land Use -- South Dakota

Scope and Contents This accession contains aerial photographs and index maps produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. These photos were used by the South Dakota Department of Transportation for infrastructure construction planning and were annotated through the years by various staff. The resulting snapshot of South Dakota provides valuable information on land use, environmental and landscape changes, the development of South Dakota interstates, and urban...

Scope and Contents Contains leases and related correspondence for agreements made between the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks and private individuals for the use of state and federal-owned lands for farming and livestock grazing between 1955 and 1976. Information provided in the leases may include the date of the lease, name and town of the lessee, inclusive dates for the lease period, name of the area and county where the property is located, legal description of the property, rental to be paid by the...

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This record group contains records created and mantained by the Fifth District of the Inter-County Planning and Development Commission. Records include population statistics, maps, zoning ordinances, regulations, correspondence, publications, minutes, grants and studies.

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This series consists of 14 volumes containing indemnity and endowment abstracts for educational and charitable lands in South Dakota. Information includes a legal description of the land, its estimated value, county, school/organization, and lease number.

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This series contains land deeds, easements and resolutions, land exchanges, information on lands acquired, and Custer State Park accounts.

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This series consists of tract books for educational and charitable lands in South Dakota. Volumes give the legal description of the land, the total acreage, the land sale number, the patent number, the lease number and the lease expiration date. Notations about appraised value, easements, right of ways, covenants and history may be found.

Scope and Contents This series contains small claims papers, oaths and bonds, election notices, mortgage papers, lists of army deserters, arrest and search warrants, school land grazing leases, and other Meade County court records from 1890 through 1954. Bonds of the Sturgis Water Co., 1912 Small Claims, 1890-1899 Bonds, 1928-1935 Oaths and Bonds of Clerks,...

Scope and Contents Consists of a single report concerning a study conducted between 1971 and 1973 by the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks to evaluate unsold acres of school and endowment lands for the purpose of determining potential environmental, recreational, and wildlife values. The report includes a brief history of school lands in the state, an overview of the project, maps and charts detailing project staff recommendations for dispersal of the lands, and a copy of the evaluation form used during the...

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This series contains radio tower, community building sites, sewage, dams, pumping stations, cemetery sites, church sites, drainage ditches, power lines, telephone lines, pipe lines, and railway right-of-way easement records.

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This series consists of the 1974 South Dakota Comprehensive Development Plan. The plan was prepared by the State Planning Bureau in cooperation with various state agencies and covers economic development, criminal justice, rural development and land use. The plan also includes copies of letters from Governor Kneip to the Legislature and between Governor Kneip and Commissioner Dan Bucks.

Scope and Contents Consists of subject files from the Department of Transportation Office of Public Transportation and Urban Planning pertaining to transportation planning and development, urban planning, and land use for the years 1955-1982. Records within the files include technical reports, feasibility studies, memoranda and correspondence, work plans, interagency meeting minutes, traffic statistics and analysis, and maps. The majority of the records concern Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and the Black Hills...

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Consists of subject files maintained by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks between 1956 and 1984.

Scope and Contents Consists of technical reconnaissance reports (TRRs) for parcels of land that were considered for purchase by the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks between 1956 and 1980. These comprehensive land reports were used for reference by the department in land acquisition and use programs. Information in the reports may include the date of the report, name of the preparer, name of the land area, size of the parcel (in acres), legal description of location, prioritized land use classification, size...