Special List 29: Minnesota
Special List
No. 29
Minnesota
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415. Sectional Map of the Territory of Minnesota, Exhibiting the
official Surveys, With a General Topographical Description.
Compiled by J. Knauer, Civil Enginr. Published by J. H.
Colton . . . 1853.
1 inch to 6 miles. 26.5 x 28.5. Annotated published.
Annotated to show additional roads and place names. Settlements
including Indian villages, military posts, public land surveys,
roads, and trails. Map accompanied by book "Minnesota Territory:
An account of Its Geography, Resources, and Settlement; Together
with the Census of 1850." 17 pp. 6 x 4. Filed as RG 77: Q 58.
416. (H) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in the Territory of
Minnesota. [Issued by Surveyor General's Office, St. Paul,
"October 26th, 1856."]
1 inch to 18 miles. 23 x 21. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 11, 35th Cong.,
1st sess., 5.
417. (H) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in the Territory of
Minnesota. [Dated Oct. 26, 1856, Surveyor General's Office,
St. Paul, Minnesota Territory.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 22 x 20.5. Annotated published.
Annotated to show land district boundaries and locations of land
offices. Also shows military posts and a few towns. See entry
416. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Minnesota 3.
418. Sectional Map of the Surveyed Portion of Minnesota and the
North Western Part of Wisconsin . . . C. A. Swett, Engraver,
Boston, Mass. Entered according to Act of Congress in the
year 1857, by J. S. Sewall.
1 inch to 12 miles. 33 x 25. Published. Counties (in color),
towns, roads, Indian reservations, townships, and physical
features. Also shows part of Wisconsin. Filed as Ref. Coll.:
Minnesota, 1857.
419. (F) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in the State of
Minnesota. [Dated Oct. 10, 1859, Surveyor General's Office,
St. Paul, Minn.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 24 x 21. Annotated published. Annotated
apparently with information relating to land districts and land
offices in 1860. Also shows towns and cities, military posts, and
Indian reserves. See entry 420. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
Minnesota 5.
420. (F) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in State of
Minnesota. [Issued by Surveyor General's Office, St. Paul,
Oct. 10, 1859.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 24 x 22.5. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 2, 35th Cong.,
2d sess., 5.
421. Map Exhibiting the location of the U.S. Military Roads in
Minnesota And also in the N.W. Portions of Iowa & Wisconsin.
Surveyed & constructed between the years 1851 and 1859 Under
the direction of Captains J. H. Simpson, Geo. Thom, and
Howard Stansbury, Corps Topl. Engrs.
1 inch to ca. 16 miles. 31.5 x 22. Manuscript. Shows status
and types of roads, towns, and military reservations. Map is
dated January 10th, 1859, in the "Office of U.S. Gov't. roads" in
St. Paul, Minn. Filed as RG 77: Rds. 156.
422. (F) Sketch [map] of the Public Surveys in the State of
Minnesota. [Issued by Surveyor General's Office, St. Paul,
Oct. 10, 1860.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 23 x 20.5. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 1, 36th Cong.,
2d sess., 8.
423. Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Minnesota.
[Issued by the General Land Office on Oct. 2, 1866.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 23 x 20. Annotated published. Annotated
and colored to show Chippewa land cessions of 1854, 1855, and
1863, and reservations established by various treaties. Includes
note on the removal of the Chippewas to the White Earth
Reservation as provided by act of Congress approved May 29, 1872.
County boundaries, railroad land-grant limits, and mining areas
also are shown in color. Map also shows locations of land
offices, completed and proposed railroad lines, military posts,
and a few towns. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Minnesota 7.
424. Chapman's Sectional Map of the Surveyed part of Minnesota,
Published By Silas Chapman, Milwaukee, Wis., 1870. Lith. by
Doniat & Zastrow, Milwaukee, Wis.
1 inch to ca. 10 miles. 32 x 29.5. Published. Counties (in
color), parts of adjoining States, towns, physical features,
townships and sections, and railroads. Shows all of Minnesota
except northern and extreme northeastern portion. Filed as Ref.
Coll.: Minnesota, 1870.
425. Map of Minnesota Showing the extent of the Public Surveys
and other detail. Compiled under the direction of C. T.
Brown, Surveyor General . . . 1871.
1 inch to 12 miles. 36 x 33. Manuscript. County and land
district boundaries are shown in color. Also shows locations of
U.S. land offices, completed and proposed railroad lines, towns
and villages, and mines and mineral ranges. Filed as RG 49: Old
Map File, Minnesota 8.
426. Post Route Map of the State of Minnesota with adjacent parts
of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin, and of the British
Possessions. . . . 1876.
1 inch to 10 miles. 2 sections, each 43 x 29. Published.
Counties, settlements, railroad lines, post offices, and
distances between post offices. Post routes shown in color to
illustrate frequency of service. Filed as RG 75: Central Map
File, 277.
427. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1876. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 15 miles. 31 x 24.5. Published. County names and
boundaries, status of public land surveys, towns and cities,
Indian reservations and lands, railroad lines, and railroad land-
grant limits. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Minnesota,
1876.
428. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1879. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 15 miles. 33.5 x 27. Annotated published. County
and land district boundaries are shown in color. Also shows
status of public land surveys, locations of U,S. land offices,
towns and cities, principal railroad stations, military posts,
railroad lines and land-grant limits, and Indian lands and
reservations. Annotated in upper margin apparently with
information relating to the land-grant limits of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Minnesota 14.
429. Post Route Map of the State of Minnesota with Adjacent parts
of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin, and of the British
Possessions, showing post offices, with the intermediate
distances between them and mail routes in operation on 1st
December, 1883 . . . under direction of C. Roeser, Jr,
Topographer of P.O. Dept., 1883. . . . Engraved by D.
McClelland.
1 inch to 10 miles. 2 sections, each 30.5 x 43. Frequency
and types of mail service, mileages between post offices,
counties, towns, military posts, and railroads. Post routes shown
in color to illustrate frequency of service. Table lists
distances between major cities in the United States. Filed as RG
28: Regional Maps, Folder 5.
430. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1884. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 15 miles. 26.5 x 29.5. Published. County
boundaries and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows
status of public land surveys, towns and cities, principal
railroad stations, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad
lines, railroad land-grant limits, and physical features. Filed
as RG 49: Standard Published, Minnesota, 1884.
431. Post Route Map of the State of Minnesota with adjacent parts
of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin, and of the British
Possessions; Showing post offices with the intermediate
distances and mail routes in operation on the lst of
October, 1885. Published . . . under the direction of W. L.
Nicholson, Topographer, P.O. Dept. . . . Engraved by D.
McClelland.
1 inch to 10 miles. 2 sections, each 29.5 x 44. Published.
Frequency and types of mail service, mileages between post
offices, discontinued post offices, counties, towns, railroads,
and physical features. Post routes in color to show frequency of
service. Filed as RG 28: Regional Maps, Folder 13.
432. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1887. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Compiled and drawn by A. F. Dinsmore.
1 inch to 15 miles. 34 x 27. Published. County boundaries
and Indian reservations are shown in color. Also shows status of
public land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land
offices, railroad lines and land-grant limits, and physical
features. Also a black and white base map for this date. 26.5 x
33.5. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Minnesota, 1887.
433. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1887. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Compiled and drawn by A. F. Dinsmore.
1 inch to 15 miles. 32 x 26.5. Annotated published.
Annotated to show township and range numbers and land districts.
Basic information is the same as that shown on entry 432. Filed
as RG 49: Old Map File, Minnesota 15.
434. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1894. Compiled from
the official Records of the 'General Land Office . . .
Corrected to date by R. H. Morton. Traced and Lettered by I.
P. Berthong.
1 inch to 12 miles. 38 x 33. Published. County names and
boundaries, towns and cities, public land surveys, Indian
reservations, and railroad lines. Drainage is shown in blue.
Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Minnesota, 1894.
435. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. . . . 1894. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Corrected to date by R. H. Morton. Traced and Lettered by I.
P. Berthong.
1 inch to 12 miles. 38.5 x 33.5. Annotated published.
Annotated to show land district boundaries and locations of land
offices. Basic information is the same as that shown on entry
434. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Minnesota 22.
436. Post Route Map of the State of Minnesota, showing the post
offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in
operation on the 1st of March, 1901.
1 inch to 10 miles. 42 x 35.5. Published. Frequency and
types of mail service, discontinued post offices, counties,
towns, railroads, physical features, and parts of adjoining
States and Canada. Post routes in color to show frequency of
service. Inset map of "Environs of Saint Paul and Minneapolis."
Scale 1 inch to ca. 5 miles. Filed as RG 28: State Maps,
Minnesota, 1901.
437. [Map of the] State of Minnesota. Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1905. . . . Revised
by A. F. Dinsmore . . . Drawn by Charles J. Helm.
1 inch to 12 miles. 38 x 33. Published. County boundaries
and Indian and military reservations are shown in color. Also
shows public land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S.
land offices, and railroad lines. Inset plan of Minneapolis-St.
Paul and vicinity. Also a black and white base map for this date.
38.5 x 33. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Minnesota, 1905.
438. Post Route Map of the State of Minnesota showing post
offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in
operation on the 1st of January, 1917.
1 inch to 10 miles. 45.5 x 36.5. Published. Frequency and
types of mail service, discontinued post offices, counties,
towns, railroads, physical features, and parts of adjoining
States. Inset map of postal service in Cook County. No scale
indicated. Also inset map of "Environs of Saint Paul and
Minneapolis." Scale 1 inch to ca. 5 miles. Filed as RG 28: State
Maps, Minnesota, 1917.
439. [Map of Minnesota issued by the U.S. Geological Survey,
1917.]
1 inch to ca. 16 miles. 33 x 23. Published. County names and
boundaries, towns and cities, township and range numbers, steam
and electric railroad lines, and drainage features. Filed as RG
57: Published State Maps, Minnesota, 1917.
See also entries 851-853 in Wisconsin.
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