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1975 Map of Glencross

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Glencross
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Standing Rock Indian Reservation and the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation meet along a prominent boundary line in this Dewey County landscape. The settlement of Glencross serves as the focal point of the region, situated along the tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad. This rail corridor was essential to the transport economy of north-central South Dakota during the mid-1970s, connecting small prairie outposts to larger markets.

The topography is defined by the rise of Dog Butte and the drainage of Whitehorse Creek to the south. Local landmarks such as the Sacred Heart Cem and a prominent Water Tank near the tracks provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of this rural community. To the north, Spring Lake marks the open prairie landscape that characterizes the border between Dewey and Corson counties.