2017 Map of Garden City

About this map

Coteau des Prairies, a high glacial plateau, defines the topography of this Clark County region. This 2017 survey details the prairie landscape surrounding the small settlements of Garden City and Elrod. The map captures a high density of seasonal wetlands and depressional basins, characteristic of this area's geology, including the prominent Mankey Slough. For genealogists and local historians, the document precisely locates the Garden City Cem and shows the grid of rural roads like Co Rd 29 and S Dakota Highway 25 that connect these remote agricultural communities. The land is organized into the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines such as t117n r56w clearly marked, illustrating how the terrain was partitioned for homesteading and farming across the prairie.