2015 Map of Wessington SW

About this map

Hand and Beadle counties meet in this agricultural landscape defined by a grid of rural roads and seasonal watercourses. The survey area is divided by a series of numbered avenues and streets, where the drainage of Sand Creek and Silver Creek cuts through the undulating prairie. A significant point for local historians is the McNair Cemetery, located near the center of the quadrangle. This feature stands as a tangible marker of early settlement families in a region primarily dedicated to large-scale section farming. The map illustrates the persistent Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid, showing how early land partitions continued to dictate the infrastructure of South Dakota well into the 21st century.