1978 Map of Zeeland SW

About this map

Soo Line tracks cut across the northern prairie of Campbell County in this late-1970s landscape, providing a primary transport artery through the agricultural terrain. The map reveals a community structured around small burial grounds and water sources, notably the Spring Creek Cem and the Reformed Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the area's social history. The physical geography is defined by the winding course of Spring Creek and the presence of Big Lake at the southern edge, while an unnamed Cem and a local Gravel Pit indicate the distribution of early settlements and local industry. The map's contour lines and numerous small depressions suggest a classic glacial till plain, typical of this region of South Dakota where natural Spring points were vital for homesteading.