1917 Map of New Effington

A dense network of rural infrastructure supports the agricultural community, including numerous numbered schools and specifically named institutions like Sunnyside School, Crawford School, and the Independent School. The topography is marked by significant glacial features, notably the elongated Cottonwood Slough and Cottonwood Lake, which carve through the townships of Victor and Harmon. Near the state line, the settlement of White Rock and the winding path of Big Slough illustrate the transition between the rolling prairie and the marshy lowlands of the Bois de Sioux river system.