1971 Map of Colome

About this map

Colome serves as the primary hub of this landscape within the Rosebud Indian Reservation during the early 1970s. The town is situated at the intersection of regional transit, defined by the route of the Chicago and North Western railroad which cuts diagonally across the southwestern corner of the sheet. Outside the town center, the land is organized into named townships or survey blocks such as Plainview, Pleasant View, Irwin, and Colome, reflecting the systematic agricultural partitioning of the South Dakota prairie. The terrain is characterized by the drainage patterns of Bull Creek-Sully in the northeast, while local infrastructure is marked by specific utilities like the Sewage Disposal Ponds and a Gravel Pit near the rail line. This survey captures a moment when the rural township structure remained the dominant social and geographic framework for Tripp County residents.