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2017 Map of Frankfort

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Frankfort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Frankfort anchors the southeastern corner of this Spink County landscape, where the local street grid including Pine St and Maple St meets the open agricultural plains. The town is flanked by historic burial sites, with Mount Hope Cem to the east and Saint Anne Cem to the north, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing early families. The surrounding terrain is defined by the winding course of the James River, which cuts through the southwest near Fisher Grove A.

Natural drainage patterns are dominated by the Dry Run, a seasonal watercourse that meanders south toward the river valley. Notable geographic features such as Motley Island emerge where the river splits, illustrating the riparian environment of the eastern South Dakota prairie. The map captures the organized section lines of the Public Land Survey System, revealing the enduring structure of rural land division and the network of township roads like Co Rd 14 and 166th ST that connect the isolated farmsteads.