2017 Map of McIntosh SW

About this map

Soldier Creek and its southern tributary, Little Soldier Creek, carve a drainage pattern through this section of the Great Plains in north-central South Dakota. The landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System grid, which dictates the placement of rural section roads such as 232nd Ave and 108th St. These straight-line corridors connect isolated homesteads and ranching operations characteristic of Corson County's wide-open terrain. To the north, Hump Creek winds through the topography, appearing here as a series of intermittent segments. This 2017 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the persistence of the traditional township-and-range layout, showing how modern county infrastructure like Co Rd follows the same lines established by early surveyors in Township 22 North, Range 22 East.