2017 Map of White

About this map

The town of White serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape in Brookings County, situated upon the high glacial plateau of the Coteau des Prairies. The surrounding section lines are defined by a meticulous grid of rural roads, including 474th Ave and 204th St, which reflect the late-era persistence of the Public Land Survey System. Genealogical interest is concentrated in several local burying grounds, notably Fair View Cem on the eastern edge of town and the more isolated Saint Pauls Cem and Pioneer Lutheran Cem to the northwest. The drainage of Sixmile Cr meanders through the prairie, providing a natural break in the geometric regularity of the farmsteads and fields that characterize this portion of eastern South Dakota.