2012 Map of Plainview Colony

About this map

Plainview Colony stands as a focal point of communal living and agricultural organization in this portion of Edmunds County. The landscape is defined by the rigid North American Public Land Survey System, with a network of numbered section-line roads such as 125th St and 357th Ave carving the prairie into precise squares. This structured human imprint contrasts with the numerous small, scattered wetlands and basins that dot the terrain, including Rosette Lake. The placement of the colony itself, situated near the intersection of 124th St and 359th Ave, reflects the ongoing importance of Hutterite agricultural settlements in South Dakota’s modern rural fabric. The map illustrates a highly managed landscape where modern infrastructure and traditional communal farming practices meet.