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1963 Map of Colman

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Colman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Colman serves as the primary hub of this eastern South Dakota landscape, situated along the tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad. The map reveals a deeply rooted agrarian community, marked by a high density of small rural institutions including Devaney Sch, West Ch, and several family or parish burial grounds such as St Peters Cem and Molskness Cem.

The physical geography is defined by a glacial prairie pothole system, featuring numerous small depressions and named bodies like Mud Lake and the interestingly titled Poison Lake. Drainage for these lands is provided by Bachelor Creek and Skunk Cr. This 1960s survey preserves the local infrastructure of the era, from a small Landing Strip and Radio Tower to the industrial presence of a Gravel Pit and the town’s Sewage Disposal system, providing a detailed record for family historians and local researchers.