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1953 Map of Hermosa SE

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hermosa SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Battle Creek meanders through this landscape at the intersection of Pennington and Custer counties during the early 1950s. The area is defined by a series of drainages and prominent terrain features, including the distinct Flattop Butte to the north and Yankee Hill further south. These landmarks provided essential navigation points in a region primarily organized around watercourses like Spring Creek and seasonal draws.

Rural education centers serve as the primary anchors for local history and genealogy research on this sheet. Both Carey Sch and Lower Battle Creek Sch are clearly marked, illustrating the distribution of small school districts across the ranching and farming country of southwestern South Dakota. Long-established drainage patterns such as Charles Draw and Reed Draw reveal the natural topography that shaped early settlement and land use prior to modern development.