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2016 Map of Ada

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Ada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Ada serves as the primary population center on this Norman County landscape, where the town’s grid is defined by streets like W Main St and 1st Ave E. The surrounding terrain is heavily modified for agriculture, characterized by a vast network of drainage infrastructure such as State Ditch Number Sixty-eight and Judicial Ditch Number Fifty-one. These artificial waterways supplement the natural meandering courses of the Wild Rice River and Marsh River, illustrating the intensive land management required in this part of the Red River Valley.

Local history and genealogy are preserved at the Ada Cem and the smaller Petri Cem to the northwest. The presence of the Hammars Farm Airport and the small settlement of Hadler further north suggest a rural economy centered on flight-assisted farming and rail-adjacent hamlets. The map provides a precise view of the section lines and rural road network, from 250th Ave to Co Rd 179, that structure the region.