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2012 Map of White

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of White
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The town of White serves as the focal point for this Brookings County landscape, structured by a rigid section-line road grid typical of the Great Plains. The settlement is centered around the intersection of W Main St, E Main St, and N Hooker Ave, showing a concentrated residential and commercial core. Outside the town limits, the geography is defined by the winding course of Sixmile Cr, which meanders across the agricultural grid, cutting through various sections including those along 475th Ave and 476th Ave.

Genealogists will find significant local landmarks in the rural and town cemeteries, including Saint Pauls Cem located to the northwest and Fair View Cem on the eastern edge of town. The map documents the precise placement of rural homesteads and farmsteads at the start of the 21st century, illustrating how the historical township system continues to dictate the modern transport network and land use in eastern South Dakota.