2021 Map of Forbes NW

About this map

The Spring Creek Colony area sits along the border of North Dakota and South Dakota, where the landscape is defined by the high density of prairie potholes and small depressions. This 2021 topographic survey provides a detailed view of the rural settlement patterns in McPherson County, notably the communal infrastructure of the colony including the Spring Creek Colony Cemetery and its proximity to County Highway 21. To the north, the terrain transitions into the drainage features of Webers Gulch and Hoevens Gulch, which disrupt the otherwise orderly section-line road grid of 100th St SE and 102nd St SE. Genealogists and local historians can find specific markers of the region's spiritual and community heritage at Saint Peters Cemetery near the western edge of the quadrangle.