2012 Map of Bowdle SW

About this map

Alkali Lake dominates the southeast corner of this section of Edmunds County, a significant water body in an otherwise high-prairie landscape defined by section-line roads and dispersed farmsteads. The terrain is part of a complex hydrologic network where Swan Lake Cr meanders across the northwest, providing a natural contrast to the rigid grid of rural routes such as 140th St and 323rd Ave. Religious and family heritage is anchored by two distinct sites of local importance: the Congregational Cem in the north and the Seventh-Day Adventist Cem further south. These markers provide essential points of reference for genealogists tracking early settlement patterns in this part of South Dakota, where the economy remains tied to the vast, open spaces between these historic cemeteries.