2017 Map of Bryant NE

About this map

Coteau des Prairies defines the geography of this Hamlin County landscape, characterized by the glacial till and numerous depressions that dot the eastern South Dakota plains. The map documents a sparsely populated agricultural region where local history is anchored by rural landmarks such as the Zion Cem near the former site of Kellerton and the New Hope Lutheran Cem further east. These sites, along with the settlement of Pioneer, represent the social and spiritual centers of the late 19th and early 20th-century homesteading era. In the southeastern corner, the basin of Lake Marsh interrupts the grid of section lines and gravel roads, including Co Rd K and New Hope Rd, which facilitate transport across this section of the prairie.