Potter County’s rolling prairie and seasonal wetlands define this region of South Dakota as it appeared in 2017. The landscape is characterized by the structured Public Land Survey System, dividing the terrain into townships such as t119n r74w and t118n r73w. Transportation across this agricultural expanse is anchored by a grid of rural routes, including 157 St and 164th St. A notable alignment on the map is the corridor of Old US Hwy 212, which suggests an earlier thoroughfare through these plains. The lack of large settlements highlights the open, rural nature of the county, where the elevation changes and small depressions indicate a landscape shaped by glacial activity rather than dense human development.
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1953 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Aberdeen
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Huron
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Aberdeen
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1974 · Hoven
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Gettysburg Muni. Airport NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Bald Hills
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Tolstoy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Seneca NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Seneca SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000