1967 Map of Onida SW

About this map

Warnes Slough dominates the northwestern corner of this South Dakota landscape, reflecting the glacial pothole topography characteristic of the region east of the Missouri River. In the late 1960s, this area remained primarily agricultural, with section lines defining the boundaries of townships like Byron and Logan. The map records the location of Goodwater Sch, a rural schoolhouse serving the local farmsteads before the widespread consolidation of country school districts. Crossing the boundary between Sully Co and Hughes Co, the terrain is marked by numerous small depressions and a solitary Well in section 22, indicating the essential infrastructure required for prairie life. This survey, published as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, captures a moment when traditional land divisions and small-scale community landmarks still anchored the central South Dakota plains.