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1964 Map of East Vermillion Lake

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of East Vermillion Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

East Vermillion Lake dominates this mid-1960s survey of the McCook and Minnehaha county border, where the reservoir intersects with the East Fork Vermillion River. The landscape reflects a traditional agrarian settlement pattern, organized by a grid of rural schools like School No 2-16 and School No 5-16 that served the townships of Greenland and Spring Valley.

Transport and topography define the southern portion of the quadrangle, with the Chicago and North Western railroad cutting through the valley near the Spring Valley Cem. Distinctive local landmarks, including the prominent Rumpus Ridge and the Englehardt Slough, provide specific geographical points of interest for genealogists tracing family landholdings in this part of eastern South Dakota before the late-century shifts in rural infrastructure.