2015 Map of Dell Rapids SE

About this map

The Coteau des Prairies plateau forms the prominent geographic foundation for this region of southeastern South Dakota, where the landscape is meticulously divided by the Public Land Survey System. The map reveals a highly structured agricultural grid, with section lines and gravel roads defining the movement across the prairie. Significant genealogical markers are found at Reformed Church Cem in the northwest and Highland Cem to the southeast, serving the rural communities of Highland Township. Drainage for these rolling fields is provided by the winding courses of W Pipestone Cr and Pipestone Cr. The county line between Moody County and Minnehaha County runs horizontally across the northern portion of the sheet, illustrating how political boundaries were superimposed over the natural terrain of the Coteau.