2015 Map of Forbes NW

About this map

Spring Creek Colony anchors the southeastern portion of this map, situated in a landscape defined by the drainage patterns of Webers Gulch and Hoevens Gulch. Straddling the border between Dickey County, North Dakota, and McPherson County, South Dakota, the area represents the transition between the two states along a high-plains plateau. The grid of section roads like 100th St SE and 101st St SE organizes the agricultural terrain, providing access to remote locations such as Saint Peters Cem. This 2015 survey illustrates the enduring patterns of rural land division and settlement in the northern plains, where natural coulees and gulches continue to dictate the placement of roads and homesteads.