2018 Map of Coldwater Lake

About this map

Coldwater Lake dominates the southern landscape of this 2018 survey, situated within the distinct geography of the Coteau du Missouri. This region along the boundary of McIntosh and Dickey Counties is defined by its numerous small wetlands and glacial prairie potholes. The map reveals a high density of rural religious and burial sites, often associated with early German-Russian or Scandinavian settlement patterns in the Dakotas. Notable examples include the Zion II Lutheran (Biederstedt) Cemetery and the Zion Number 1 Evangelical Lutheran Cem, alongside smaller family or church plots like Bertsch Cem and the Cem of Salem. The section-line road network, including 94th St SE and 64th Ave SE, provides the framework for these scattered landmarks in a territory where the Unnamed Pioneer Cem suggests the deep roots of 19th-century homesteaders.