2020 Map of Banks

About this map

Lake Sakakawea dominates the northern reaches of this McKenzie County landscape, where the waters meet the winding drainages of Tobacco Garden Cr and Clear Cr. The small community of Banks serves as a central point in a region defined by its wide section-line roads and rolling breaks leading toward the Missouri River valley. To the east, the Garden Valley Cem provides a focal point for genealogical interest, situated near the intersection of 45th St NW and Tobacco Garden Cr. The map illustrates a contemporary rural structure where modern routes like Tobacco Garden Rd and W Tobacco Garden Rd follow the natural contours of the high plains, connecting isolated farmsteads across the township lines of the North Dakota badlands fringe.