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1967 Map of Tulare SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Tulare SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Cain Creek winds through the southern reaches of this Beadle County landscape, where the prairie is defined by the townships of Whiteside, Allen, Nance, and Bonilla. The small settlement of Bonilla anchors the northeastern corner, situated along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line. This rail corridor provides a straight north-south axis through the eastern edge of the survey, connecting the local agricultural community to larger regional markets.

Isolated water features like Fox Lake and scattered industrial markers such as a Gravel Pit suggest a quiet, land-based economy. Mapped as part of the Missouri River Basin development program in the late 1960s, the map reveals the precise section lines and drainage patterns that dictated early South Dakota homesteading and land use, offering a clear record of the rural infrastructure before modern consolidation.