1951 Map of Presho 4 NE

About this map

The White River meanders sharply across this central South Dakota landscape, carving a wide valley floor between the uplands of Sylvia and Greenwood. Surveyed in the early 1950s with revisions through the mid-1970s, the map documents a sparse, rural settlement pattern defined by isolated institutions and family-named terrain. Cultural life in this prairie reach is anchored by the Holy Rosary Ch and the North Greenwood Sch, both situated on the high ground overlooking the river's drainage network. The hydrology of the area is particularly detailed, showing the convergence of Mission Creek, Mill Iron Creek, and Cottonwood Creek as they feed the primary river channel. A Gravel Pit near the river bank suggests the small-scale local industry that supported road construction in this ranching country.