Mayfield Colony South Dakota Map

About Mayfield Colony, South Dakota

Mayfield Colony is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 218.5 people per km². Mayfield Colony is located at 44.6952°N, 97.5772°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57278.

Mayfield Colony occupies a vast stretch of open prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional grain elevator or the shifting, pale light of the high plains. It lies 26.7 miles west-southwest of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 238°T), and is situated 46.7 miles northwest of Brookings. The ground here is defined by a rigorous, flat expanse that yields only to the subtle depressions of the Clark County Waterfowl Production Area, an expanse that serves as a quiet sanctuary for migratory life. A mile to the west, the surface of Dry Lake Number Two mirrors the shifting colors of the sky, its waters often receding under the persistent, dry heat of the summer months. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, stripped of humidity and heavy with the scent of grasses that have endured seasons of frost and sun alike.

History clings to the architecture of Mayfield Colony, reflecting a heritage of communal labor and agricultural persistence that has defined the region for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, with the distant, steady flow of Pearl Creek marking the broader geography of the surrounding farmland eight miles away. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the soil, a pace dictated by the necessity of tending to the fields that sustain the inhabitants. Even as time alters the methods of cultivation, the foundational character of the settlement persists, grounded in the quiet, methodical work of those who recognize the land not as a commodity, but as a permanent, enduring weight upon their lives.

About This Mayfield Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mayfield Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.695215, -97.577219. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mayfield Colony includes the ZIP code (57278), telephone area code (605), county seat of Clark County (Clark), and school district assignment (Willow Lake School District 12-3).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.