1954 Map of Saint Onge SE

About this map

Whitewood Creek carves a winding path through this western South Dakota landscape, where the intersections of Butte, Lawrence, and Meade counties meet. Surveyed in the mid-1950s as part of the Department of the Interior program for the Missouri River Basin, the map reveals a rural expanse defined by its network of country schools. Educational landmarks like Big Bottom Sch and Oakdale Sch serve as primary anchors for the surrounding ranching and farming communities. The terrain transitions from the alluvial bottomlands of Crow Creek to the distinct elevated plateau of Snake Bench in the south.