1980 Map of Beverly Creek

About this map

Mud Butte serves as a lone point of settlement in this northern plains landscape, situated at the junction of three South Dakota counties. Surveyed in the late 1970s, the map reveals a remote ranching and grazing region where the South Fork Moreau River meanders across the northern sections, fed by a series of ephemeral drainages including Cabin Creek and Hay Creek. The convergence of Butte, Perkins, and Meade counties near the southern edge emphasizes the borderland nature of this territory. This 1:25,000 scale study captures the distribution of rural structures and the network of unimproved roads branching away from Highway 212, which cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle. The terrain is marked by distinct geographical areas such as Vrooman and Meade, showing a landscape dictated by water access near Beverly Creek and Mud Creek.