1960 Map of Brentford SE

About this map

The townships of Tetonka and Clifton define this rural landscape of Spink County during the early 1960s. Surveyed as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, the area is characterized by the meandering path of Dry Run, which snakes through the central plains. Local civic and community history is anchored by the presence of a Townhall and two burial grounds, Baldwin Cem in the north and Clifton Cem to the south. The map provides a distinct look at the agricultural infrastructure of the era, noting several instances of a Flowing Well scattered across the township sections. These water sources and the detailed network of fence and field lines reflect the mid-century farming patterns before modern center-pivot irrigation became the dominant feature of the South Dakota prairie.