1972 Map of McIntosh SE

About this map

Standing Rock Indian Reservation lands comprise the entirety of this landscape, which is defined by the winding drainages of the Missouri River plateau in north-central South Dakota. Surveyed in the early 1970s, the terrain is shaped by the intermittent flows of White Shirt Creek, Hump Creek, and Stink Creek, which cut through the high plains. A lone Mine located near the center of the sheet indicates small-scale resource extraction amidst an otherwise open ranching or grazing landscape. The U.S. Geological Survey utilized aerial photography to capture fine details of the area, including field lines and fences that help define the land use patterns of the era. The presence of section lines and township markers like T. 22 N. provides a precise grid for those researching land tracts and genealogical records within the reservation boundaries.