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2018 Map of Putnam

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Putnam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Putnam and the surrounding Dewey County landscape are defined by a regular grid of section roads and the winding paths of several creeks in this modern survey. The small community of Putnam sits along Central St, serving as a central point for the surrounding agricultural tracts. To the south, the settlement of Sunset marks the lower portion of the quadrangle. The terrain is notably dissected by watercourses like Deer Creek and Horse Creek, which feed into local catchments including the Ernst Reservoir and the Barnitz Cr Site 15a Reservoir.

Genealogists will find the locations of Merck Cem and Liberty Cem useful for locating family plots within these townships. The map clearly delineates the border between Dewey County and Custer County, showing how the land was partitioned into sections such as t16n r17w and t15n r16w. This layout illustrates a persistent rural settlement pattern where life is organized around both natural drainage and the rigid lines of the Public Land Survey System.