2015 Map of Bancroft West

About this map

Osceola sits at the intersection of 4th Ave and School St in this 2015 survey of eastern South Dakota. The township landscape is defined by the Coteau des Prairies, a vast plateau that creates a distinct drainage pattern across the region. Water features like Osceola Lake and the meandering S Fork Pearl Cr provide the primary relief in an otherwise strictly gridded section-line road system. In the northeast corner, the small settlement of Bancroft is positioned along Grass Rd, while the southern edge of the map captures the outskirts of Iroquois. The survey illustrates the enduring agricultural layout of Kingsbury Co and Beadle Co, where the rigid geometry of roads like 200th St and 420th Ave contrasts with the natural contours of the glacial upland.