1983 Map of Tornado Ranch, 1984 Print
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1983 Map of Tornado Ranch

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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Cottonwood Creek flows through the center of this Haakon County landscape, which is defined by isolated ranching outposts in the early 1980s. The area displays the dispersed settlement patterns typical of western South Dakota, where family-named properties like Noteboom Ranch and O-Neill Ranch serve as primary landmarks across the rolling terrain. Water sources are the critical features for these operations, with drainage from West Plum Creek and South Creek dictating the placement of buildings and grazing lands. A notable insight from this provisional survey is the preservation of specific family names on the land, including the Hansen Ranch and the namesake Tornado Ranch, reflecting a period of established homesteads before more modern consolidation of larger agricultural tracts.


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Map Details

Date Portrayed1983
Date Published1984
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.8 inches

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