2021 Map of Fairpoint SW

About this map

Elm Butte Divide and Eightmile Divide define the high ground of this ranching landscape in western South Dakota. The drainage pattern is the most prominent characteristic of the map, with numerous ephemeral waterways such as Elm Cr, Lone Tree Cr, and W Elm Cr carving deep into the plains. The boundary between Butte Co and Meade Co runs along the northern edge of the sheet, where Crooked Elm Cr winds across the section lines. The sparse human footprint in this era is represented by only a handful of named thoroughfares like Hereford Rd and Laredo Pl, reflecting a landscape dedicated to wide-open cattle country and intermittent seasonal flows like Eightmile Cr and Browns Draw.