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2019 Map of Big Stone Lake East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Big Stone Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Big Stone Lake anchors this borderland landscape, defining the boundary between Minnesota and South Dakota. Along its southern shoreline in Roberts County, small lakefront settlements like Schmidt Landing, Point Comfort, and Point Welcome suggest a quiet recreational and residential character. The interior terrain is marked by a systematic grid of section roads, including Co Hwy 4 and Co Hwy 6, which cut through a glacial landscape dotted with numerous small, unnamed wetlands and depressions north of the lake.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of several rural burial grounds scattered across the plains, such as Elim Cem, Bailey Cem, West Saint Paul Cem, Lakeside Cem, and Millis Cem. These sites, often positioned near section corners, indicate the early settlement patterns of the township before modern consolidation. South of the water, S Dakota Highway 109 provides the primary transit artery, winding past Lou Point and connecting the lakeside developments.