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History · Brothersfield Township

34% of Brothersfield Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-132-040. Below: maps from 1898 on.

1on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Brothersfield Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brothersfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Brothersfield Township change.Old housesHalf of Brothersfield Township’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brothersfield Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Brothersfield Township on the map, 1898 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brothersfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Brothersfield Township on the 1898 USGS mapBrothersfield Township on the 1968 USGS mapBrothersfield Township on the 1985 USGS map1898Parker sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brothersfield Township.

The story so far

Brothersfield Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brothersfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 165 to 181 (+10%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Brothersfield Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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1999
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridg…
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-132-040, built 1939
Structures

Architectural styles listings

Stone arch1
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-132-040Stone arch · Built 1939

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Monroe TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHome Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParker Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Brothersfield Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Brothersfield Township?

One place: the South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-132-040 (listed 1999).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.