2017 Map of Wessington Springs NW

About this map

Chery Township Pioneer Cem serves as a lone historical marker in this rural landscape where Hand, Beadle, and Jerauld counties converge. The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns and glacial depressions, most notably the central waters of Long Lake and the southern flow of Smith Cr. This 2017 survey illustrates the enduring grid of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t109n r66w and t108n r65w organizing the prairie into a network of section-line roads such as 375th Ave and 220th St. The scarcity of named settlements highlights a region dedicated almost entirely to agriculture, where local history is anchored by the isolated burial grounds and the natural hydrologic features that have dictated land use for generations.