2017 Map of Waubay SW

About this map

The Coteau des Prairies plateau defines this corner of Day County, creating a glaciated landscape characterized by numerous basins and permanent water bodies. Large lake systems dominate the periphery, including South Waubay Lake to the north and the expansive Bitter Lake in the southeast. This environment shaped the early rural settlement of the region, visible through the placement of community institutions along the section-line roads. Genealogists can identify several distinct burial grounds and parishes that served the local farming population, such as Zoar Lutheran Church and its associated Zoar Lutheran Rusk Cem, alongside the Old Saint Otto's Church and Old Saint Otto's Cem. The map provides a clear record of the rural infrastructure, from the drainage of Solomon Slough to the established grid of county roads like Co RD 20 and Co RD 28.