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2012 Map of Arlington NE

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Arlington NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Glacial wetlands and prairie potholes define this portion of Brookings County, where the landscape is organized by a precise grid of rural roads such as 199th St and 455th Ave. The hydrography of the region is centered on a series of significant water bodies including Lake Mitchell, Johnson Lake, Turtle Lake, and the expansive Moe Slough. These natural basins provided critical water sources for early agricultural settlers in Winsor Township.

Local history and genealogy are preserved through several rural burial grounds scattered across the township, such as Bethel Cem, Trasta Cem, and Oakwood Zion Cem. In the southwestern corner, the Arlington Municipal Airport marks a modern utility in this otherwise traditional farming landscape. The concentration of sloughs like Mortimer Slough suggests the persistent challenges of drainage and land management that have shaped the development of this South Dakota territory since its initial homesteading.