2012 Map of Winfred

About this map

Winfred anchors the northwest corner of this Lake County landscape, where the town's grid of residential streets like Central Ave and Lake St meets the expansive section lines of the surrounding prairie. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the E Fork Vermillion River, which meanders southward toward the Graceville Colony, an intentional community settlement typical of the region's agricultural heritage. This 2012 survey illustrates a classic South Dakota township structure, where the natural hydrology of water bodies like Lake Henry and Lake George interrupts the rigid square-mile grid of the section roads. These lakes and the river fork provide the primary relief in an otherwise strictly organized rural landscape dedicated to industrial-scale farming.