2021 Map of Wood North

About this map

Wood sits at the southern edge of this West River landscape, serving as a focal point for a region defined by its wide drainage basins and section-line road network. The terrain is shaped by the winding courses of White Thunder Cr, Louis Cr, and Butte Cr, which carve through the plains of Mellette County. This 2021 survey illustrates the endurance of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t42n r27w and t41n r26w organizing the vast agricultural and grazing lands. The infrastructure is primarily composed of an orderly grid of rural routes, including Co Rd and numbered corridors like 287th Ave and 261st St. These roads provide the essential links between the scattered farmsteads and the community of Wood, reflecting the sparse but systematic settlement pattern of the South Dakota prairie in the early twenty-first century.