2017 Map of West of Ideal

About this map

Cottonwood Creek and Owl Creek carve through this landscape of the South Dakota plains in the township west of Ideal. The map reveals a highly structured section-line road network, where numbered routes like 306th Avenue and 264th Street define the geography of rural Tripp County. These straight-line boundaries reflect the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System, organizing the territory into township units like t102n r77w and t101n r78w. Aside from the occasional Township Road or County Road 6140, the terrain remains dominated by natural drainage patterns and open country. This 2017 edition provides a clear record of the modern rural infrastructure, showing the exact placement of local corridors that have served as the lifelines for agriculture and ranching in the region for generations.