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History · Soldier Creek

Half of Soldier Creek’s homes were built after 1987

Most of Soldier Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Soldier Creek’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 Soldier Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Soldier Creek, in brief

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

Soldier Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, on the Rosebud Reservation. Its population was 205 as of the 2020 census. U.S. Route 18 passes through the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 227 to 205 (-10%).

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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On the map

Soldier Creek on the map, 1969 to 1982

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

Soldier Creek on the 1969 USGS mapSoldier Creek on the 1982 USGS map1969Soldier Creek sheet · 1:24,000

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

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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.