1983 Map of Post Ranch

About this map

Dowling Community Ch serves as a central landmark in this portion of Haakon County, situated near the headwaters of the Middle Fork South Ash Creek. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Ash Creek and Bridger Creek, where isolated ranching outposts like Foley Ranch, Gabriel Ranch, and the eponymous Post Ranch manage the expansive prairie. This 1983 provisional survey reflects a period when rural community life was anchored by local churches and family-run ranching operations. The mapping detail emphasizes the remote water-management patterns of the region, tracing the intermittent flows that carve through the South Dakota plains, providing essential resources for the dispersed homesteads and community centers shown across the quadrangle.