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1983 Map of Hilland

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Hilland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Hilland serves as the focal point of this western South Dakota landscape, where the high plains are dissected by a complex network of drainage basins. The area’s ranching legacy is etched into the terrain through several named family holdings, including the Ferguson Ranch, Fosse Ranch, and the Berke Ranch. Water management is central to the survival of these operations, evidenced by the Ferguson Dam and the winding courses of Bridger Creek and Grindstone Creek.

Genealogists can find specific burial sites at the Wellsburg Union Cem and Hilland Cem, while the inclusion of the Ferguson Landing Strip and the Steel Tower Trans Line illustrates the modern infrastructure supporting this rural community in the early 1980s. The orientation of Hilland Road provides the primary transit artery connecting these scattered homesteads and the Ferguson Oasis Ranch to the wider Haakon County region.