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2021 Map of Salem

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Salem townsite serves as the primary hub of this eastern South Dakota landscape, characterized by the glacial topography of the Coteau des Prairies. Centered on the Mc Cook County Courthouse, the community's residential grid transitions into a vast network of section-line roads and agricultural tracts. Notable local heritage sites include Wildwood Cem and Saint Mary's Cem, which mark the spiritual and genealogical history of the area's early settlers.

The hydrology of the region is defined by the meandering path of the West Fork Vermillion River and its tributary, the W Fork Vermillion River. Numerous prairie potholes and larger water bodies like Schimmel Slough and Tuschen Slough interrupt the cultivated fields, illustrating the characteristic drainage patterns of the McCook County plains. This 2021 survey provides a clear view of the modern infrastructure overlaid on the traditional township and range divisions of t103n r55w and surrounding sections.