2015 Map of Wessington Springs NE

About this map

The agricultural plains at the border of Beadle Co and Jerauld Co are defined by a strict grid of section roads and the meandering drainage of the James River basin. This landscape is marked by the presence of Earlville Cem, a lone landmark in the northwest corner that serves as a quiet record of early homesteading history in Chery Township. The terrain is bisected by the seasonal flow of Firesteel Cr and Sand Cr, which cut through the prairie sod. The network of corridors like 382nd Ave and 220th St reveals a high-precision survey of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how the townships of t109n r65w and t108n r64w were organized for large-scale farming and ranching in the twenty-first century.