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History · Prairiewood Township

Half of Prairiewood Township’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Prairiewood Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Prairiewood 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 Prairiewood Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18943 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1985. Watch Prairiewood Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Prairiewood Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Prairiewood Township on the map, 1894 to 1985

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

Prairiewood Township on the 1894 USGS mapPrairiewood Township on the 1952 USGS mapPrairiewood Township on the 1985 USGS map1894Columbia sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Prairiewood Township, in brief

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

Prairiewood Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP had a population of 303 at the 2020 census. It is in the central part of the county, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Moccasin Creek flows southward through the CDP, part of the James River watershed. Moccasin Creek Country Club is in the southeast part of the CDP.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 266 to 303 (+14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Prairiewood Township

Nobody well known was born in Prairiewood Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tom DaschleAmerican politician · b. 1947
Brad WalkerAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1981
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Debra MooneyAmerican actress · b. 1947
Colton IversonAmerican basketball player · b. 1989
Terry FranconaBaseball player and manager from the United Sta… · b. 1959
Glenn HartranftTrack and field athlete, American football and … · b. 1901
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Prairiewood Village

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Prairiewood VillageIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOrdway TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Prairiewood Township’s history

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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 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.