2012 Map of Tulare NW

About this map

Turtle Creek and Wolf Creek define the drainage of this prairie landscape in Spink County, winding through the regular grid of section-line roads like 375th Ave and 187th St. The map highlights the localized history of rural Lake Township through its isolated burial grounds, specifically Saint Johns Cemetery in the northeast and Buffalo Cemetery situated near a bend in the creek. These features, along with the numerous unnamed wetland depressions scattered across the quadrants, illustrate the enduring agricultural character of the South Dakota plains into the early 21st century. The network of numbered avenues and streets reflects the systematic land division that has organized this region since settlement, providing clear reference points for modern-day land use and genealogical research.