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2012 Map of Buffalo Trading Post

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Buffalo Trading Post
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Buffalo Trading Post serves as a central landmark in this rural landscape of eastern South Dakota, where the transition between prairie and water is marked by a series of significant lakes. The terrain is defined by Buffalo Lake, Diamond Lake, and Island Lake, which punctuate the agricultural grid of section lines and gravel roads. To the south, Clear Lake sits near the headwaters of the W Br Skunk Cr, while Buffalo Cr and N Buffalo Cr drain the northern reaches of the quadrangle.

Local heritage is preserved in several small burial grounds scattered across the township. Family historians and genealogists can identify Saint Jacobs Cem near the center of the sheet, along with Bethany Cem and Clear Lake Cem. This 2012 survey illustrates the enduring rural structure of the region, where the historical namesake trading post remains a focal point for the surrounding farms and drainage basins.