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2021 Map of Freeman SE

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Freeman SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Turkey Ridge Cr winds through this section of Turner County, south of the Missouri River plateau in southeastern South Dakota. The landscape is defined by the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System, with gravel roads like 281st St and 444th Ave marking the township and range lines. This agricultural geometry is punctuated by small, significant local landmarks that speak to the region's pioneer heritage and religious settlement patterns.

Five distinct burial grounds are scattered across the township, including the Salem Zion Cem and the Unruh Family Cem, which often represent the early Mennonite or German-Russian families who settled these plains. The map details the transition from high-speed corridors like S Dakota Hwy 44 to the quiet section roads that have served generations of farmers. This 2021 update from the U.S. Geological Survey documents the enduring structure of these rural communities and the persistent course of local waterways.