2017 Map of Beardsley

About this map

Beardsley sits at the center of this Hutchinson County landscape, reflecting the grid-iron organization of South Dakota's agricultural heartland. The area is defined by its small-town cemeteries and isolated markers, such as the Christina Hensel Koth Gravesite and Dakota City Cem, which offer significant value for genealogists tracing early families in the region. The map reveals the hydrology of the plains, where branches of the prairie creeks like Dawson Cr and S Br Lonetree Cr cut through the sections. This 2017 survey details the intersection of modern infrastructure and heritage, including the Parkston Municipal Airport in the northwest corner. Numerous family-associated burying grounds, such as Pietz Cem and Rosenfeld Cem, are spaced throughout the townships, indicating the distribution of 19th and 20th-century rural communities that once thrived between these section lines.