2021 Map of Florence NW

About this map

Coteau des Prairies provides the dominant topographic character of this landscape, where the high plateau and its complex glacial depressions create a network of wetlands and small lakes. This 2021 survey reveals a quiet corner of the prairie where Day, Clark, and Codington counties meet. The social geography is defined by isolated family cemeteries and rural parishes, including the Saint Pauli Lutheran Cem and Wheatland Cem. These small burial grounds, along with Goodhue Cem, serve as primary landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing early northern plains settlement. A rigid grid of section-line roads, such as Co Rd 36 and 154th St, cuts across the terrain, reflecting the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System in organizing the agricultural and township boundaries of eastern South Dakota.