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Sully County.

Sully County has 1,006.7 square miles of land in South Dakota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Sully County: Southern Missouri Coteau Slope, River Breaks, Missouri Coteau.

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COURTHOUSE WAS ERECTED IN 1911 WITH CLASSICAL REVIVAL ELEMENTS. ITS ARCHITECT WAS W. M. RICH. — Sully County, South Dakota
A VIEW OF THE AREA

COURTHOUSE WAS ERECTED IN 1911 WITH CLASSICAL REVIVAL ELEMENTS. ITS ARCHITECT WAS W. M. RICH. — Sully County, South Dakota

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THE SETTINGSouthern Missouri Coteau Slope
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS3 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Sully County on the map

THE SULLY COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Southern Missouri Coteau Slope setting.

Sully County has 1,006.7 square miles of land in South Dakota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Sully County: Southern Missouri Coteau Slope, River Breaks, Missouri Coteau.

Glaciated plains bridge the wetter eastern prairie and the drier, more broken Great Plains. Numerous prairie potholes and other seasonal or persistent wetlands are characteristic regional landforms.

Regional context: Northwestern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Sully County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Southern Missouri Coteau Slope78%
  2. River Breaks11.3%
  3. Missouri Coteau10.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Northwestern Great Plains in Sully County

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Sully County

The atlas lists 3 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Sully County, including Cow Creek, Onida, Agar. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Sully County

Sully County by land and water

The Census records 63.5 square miles of water within Sully County, or 5.9% of its total area. That share is close to Sully County’s 5.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Sully County has 1,498.1 times the land area of nearby Onida city (0.67 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Dewey County, Hughes County, Hyde County, Potter County, Stanley County within South Dakota. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Sully County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Sully County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Sully County. The county includes 3 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Southern Missouri Coteau Slope setting

Southern Missouri Coteau Slope belongs to Northwestern Glaciated Plains. Do parcel-specific maps identify glacial depressions or drainage features, and how do they relate to the access route? The wider county also reaches Northwestern Great Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Onida

Onida is 3.4 miles east of the Sully County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Sully County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON SULLY COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 44.7223° N, 100.1314° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Sully County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Sully

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Sully ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Sully County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Southern Missouri Coteau Slope

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Glaciated Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional South Dakota landowner resources

South Dakota DANR data and mapping

Official water, well, and environmental data tools.

South Dakota Water Rights Program

Agency guidance on water-use records, existing permits, and research assistance.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Sully County.

Onida lies about 3.4 miles east of Sully County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Sully County in context

NSEWOnida · 3.4 miles1Agar · 8.6 miles2Cow Creek · 20.4 miles3OUTER RING: 20.4 MILES
  1. 1
    Onida3.4 mi · city
  2. 2
    Agar8.6 mi · town
  3. 3
    Cow Creek20.4 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within South Dakota; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Agartown
Cow Creekcensus-designated place
Onidacity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Sully County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Sully County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Sully County. Sully County’s 1,006.7 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Southern Missouri Coteau Slope describe all of Sully County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Southern Missouri Coteau Slope is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Onida as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 3.4 miles east of Sully County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Sully County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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