2021 Map of Staum Dam

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Beadle County is defined here by the drainage networks of Shue Cr and Pearl Cr, which meander through a strictly partitioned grid of section lines. This 2021 survey illustrates the modern layout of rural South Dakota, where water management is centralized around features like Staum Dam. Evidence of the area's pioneer heritage and family lineages is found at the Petrodie Cem in the northeast and Saint Williams Cem further south. These small, isolated cemeteries serve as primary markers of local history amidst the expansive fields. The road network, comprising a series of numbered avenues and streets like 414th Ave and 193rd St, facilitates the movement between these farming homesteads and the nearby water bodies, including Middle Pearl Cr.