1982 Map of Hohrman Ranch

About this map

Hohrman Ranch and White Ranch sit at the center of this rangeland landscape in Stanley County, documenting the late 20th-century ranching infrastructure of central South Dakota. The terrain is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses, most notably the winding paths of Frozen Man Creek and Plum Creek, which carve through the plains. The map reflects a period of meticulous topographical recording, utilizing field data from the late 1970s to detail the subtle elevation changes and drainages that dictated land use in this open territory. Researchers can observe the sparse distribution of human settlements against the natural flow of Brush Creek in the northeast, illustrating the vast distances between established homesteads in this portion of the Great Plains.