The prairie landscape of Hand County is defined by the winding course of Lost Creek and its southern tributaries. This rural expanse, surveyed in the modern era, retains a strictly gridded layout of section lines and secondary roads such as Co Rd 4 and 187th St. Genealogy and local history are anchored by the Alden Cem, located in the western portion of the quadrangle. The agricultural and aviation history of the region is represented by the Lost Creek Airport, a small facility situated near the junction of 185th St and 356th Ave. The terrain is marked by numerous small depressions and wetlands, characteristic of the local drainage patterns near Wolf Cr in the south. The map provides a precise view of rural infrastructure, including township boundaries and the systematic road network that serves this part of South Dakota.
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1899 · Redfield
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1949 · Ree Heights NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Ree Heights SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Ree Heights
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Ree Heights NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Orient SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Polo
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Ree Heights NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000