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2012 Map of Midway

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Midway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The settlement of Midway sits at the southern edge of this Jamesville Township landscape, where the prairie is defined by a grid of agricultural section lines and winding watercourses. The local hydrology is marked by the presence of Ulmer Lake and Guthmiller Lake, along with the drainages of Clay Cr, Mud Cr, and Smoky Run. These features suggest a terrain where seasonal water and drainage patterns shaped the placement of farms and roads.

Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of two distinct burial sites: Ulmer Cem and Zion Cem. These markers, along with family-named features like Guthmiller Lake, provide essential anchors for tracing 20th-century family history in this corner of Yankton County. The map details the transition from rural county highways like Co HWY 587 to the local road network that connects the scattered homesteads of the South Dakota plains.