2012 Map of Prairie City NW

About this map

The S Fork Grand River and its network of tributaries define the high plains drainage of Harding County in this 2012 survey. This corner of South Dakota is characterized by a sparse, utilitarian road network including Abelseth Rd, Wagner Rd, and the north-south artery of Highway 79. Significant for genealogical research, the map identifies isolated burial sites such as Scion Cem and the South Grand River Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the area's rural heritage. The landscape is etched by seasonal watercourses with evocative local names like Big Nasty Cr, Middle Cr, and Gooseneck Cr, illustrating the hydrological patterns of the western dakotas. A few family-named roads like White Hill Rd provide the only other structural clues to the settlement history of this expansive prairie region.