1970s Maps of Mountrail County, North Dakota

Explore 9 historic maps of Mountrail County from the 1970s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1970s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Mountrail County's landscape evolved across the 1970s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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  1. 1974 Map of McGregor, 1977 Print
    1974 Map of McGregor, 1977 Print
    1974 McGregor
    1977 Print · USGS
    In the mid-1970s, this portion of Williams County saw a landscape of prairie agriculture meeting a growing energy sector. Genealogists and historians can locate Zion Cem, the Lindahl Ch, and the rail infrastructure of McGregor near the Burlington Northern line.

  2. 1974 Map of Lostwood Lakes, 1977 Print
    1974 Map of Lostwood Lakes, 1977 Print
    1974 Lostwood Lakes
    1977 Print · USGS
    The prairie pothole country of the mid-seventies is captured here, centered on the wetlands of the Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge. Researchers can trace local landmarks like the Vanville School, Vanville Cem, and the path of the Burlington Northern railroad.

  3. 1977 Map of Powers Lake, 1978 Print
    1977 Map of Powers Lake, 1978 Print
    1977 Powers Lake
    1978 Print · USGS
    Powers Lake in the late 1970s is a hub of railroad and prairie life at the border of Burke and Mountrail Counties. Local researchers can trace community landmarks like the High School, Bethel Cem, and the Burlington Northern rail line.

  4. 1978 Map of Westby Lake
    1978 Map of Westby Lake
    1978 Westby Lake
    1978 Print · USGS
    North Dakota's glaciated prairie in the late seventies is a complex landscape of wetlands and isolated schoolhouses. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural layout near Westby Lake and locate the sites of Ecklund School and Sidonia School.

  5. 1978 Map of Battleview
    1978 Map of Battleview
    1978 Battleview
    1978 Print · USGS
    Burke County at the close of the 1970s reveals a prairie landscape transformed by energy production and the railroad. Researchers can trace the heritage of small settlements like Battleview and Beauty, while locating family history at the Beauty Valley Cemetery and Bethel Cem.

  6. 1978 Map of Lunds Valley
    1978 Map of Lunds Valley
    1978 Lunds Valley
    1978 Print · USGS
    The Burke and Mountrail County line in the late 1970s is a landscape of prairie potholes and rail-dependent settlements. Researchers can trace the Burlington Northern line through Lunds Valley or locate family sites at Bethel Cem and St James Cem.

  7. 1979 Map of Tioga SE
    1979 Map of Tioga SE
    1979 Tioga SE
    1979 Print · USGS
    Mountrail County and the Williams County border are captured in the late 1970s as the prairie landscape meets the broken valley of the White Earth River. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Kristiansand Cem, Houstveit Sch, and old extractive sites like the Scoria Pit.

  8. 1979 Map of Tioga SW
    1979 Map of Tioga SW
    1979 Tioga SW
    1979 Print · USGS
    Williams County oil country is captured here in the late seventies during a peak era of energy development. Genealogists and researchers can locate Bethany Cem, Trinity Ch, and the rural community of Haugen amidst the Beaver Lodge Oil and Gas Field.

  9. 1979 Map of Tioga
    1979 Map of Tioga
    1979 Tioga
    1979 Print · USGS
    Tioga sits at the center of the North Dakota oil patch during the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by petroleum extraction and prairie agriculture. Genealogists and local historians can locate Bakken Cemetery, the Gas Processing Plant, and the path of the Burlington Northern railroad.

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