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2015 Map of Schumacher Lake SW

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Schumacher Lake SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Glueckstahl Cem and Calvin Cem anchor this section of McPherson County, reflecting the early settlement patterns of South Dakota's northern plains. The landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System, with township boundaries for t128n r72w and t127n r71w creating a rigid grid of sections. Dozens of small, unnamed prairie potholes and seasonal wetlands are scattered across the terrain, illustrating the glacial topography typical of the region.

A network of section-line roads, including Cr-8 and numerical routes from 105th St down to 113th St, provide the primary infrastructure for the area's agricultural operations. These roads trace the exact boundaries of the townships, showing how nineteenth-century surveying continues to dictate the modern rural movement and land use. The presence of the two cemeteries suggests the location of former community hubs or pioneer homesteads in an otherwise sparsely populated landscape.