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2021 Map of Van Metre

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Van Metre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Van Metre sits at a geographic crossroads in South Dakota, where the undulating plains of Stanley and Jones Counties meet. This landscape is defined by the winding course of the Bad River, which snakes across the southern portion of the quadrangle. A network of local drainages, including Plum Creek and Brush Creek to the north, feeds into this central waterway, carving out the characteristic draws and breaks of the Missouri Plateau.

Transportation throughout the region relies on a series of rugged gravel routes, primarily Bad River Rd and Vanmetre Rd, which follow the natural contours of the river valley. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching territory where development is largely concentrated around the small settlement of Van Metre near the county line. The land is strictly organized by the Public Land Survey System, as evidenced by the township and range boundaries of t3n r27e and t2n r28e.