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1972 Map of Stony Butte

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Stony Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts a diagonal path across the south-central portion of this Lyman County landscape, marking a historical line of land division in central South Dakota. The 1972 topography reflects a sparsely populated ranching and agricultural region, where small homesteads or locales such as Patrick in the north and Mauch in the south appear as quiet centers of activity. The terrain is defined by the namesake Stony Butte, which rises above the surrounding plains near the center of the sheet.

Water drainage follows natural depressions like Stony Butte Creek and Cedar Cr, which wind through the township divisions of Rowe, Richland, and Hope. The boundary between Jones and Lyman Counties is clearly delineated along the western edge, providing a specific reference point for local historians and genealogists tracking family land holdings or the evolution of civil townships in the late twentieth century.