2012 Map of Carpenter

About this map

Carpenter serves as the primary community anchor in this rural portion of Spink County, centered around a Po and the intersection of section-line roads. The landscape is defined by the wandering path of Foster Cr, which meanders through the western and central portions of the quadrangle, punctuated by numerous small depressions and seasonal wetlands typical of the Dakota prairie. Land use is dominated by a strict grid of agricultural roads, including 182 St and 414th Ave, which organize the territory into distinct sections. For those researching local family histories, the map identifies two significant burial sites: Union Cem in the west and Richland Cem further east. The arrangement of these features reflects a late-twentieth-century rural economy where small-town centers like Carpenter remained vital hubs for the surrounding farmsteads.