The Little Knife River meanders through the northwest corner of this Mountrail County landscape, which is defined by the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System. The map shows the intersection of several townships, including t153n r91w and t154n r92w, where the terrain transitions into a series of drainages and upland coulees. While mostly rural and focused on open land, the area is meticulously partitioned by a network of section line roads. Key corridors like 48th St NW and 85th Ave NW provide the primary access points across this portion of the Williston Basin. Genealogists and land researchers can use these precise coordinates and road names, such as 43rd St NW and 82nd Ave NW, to locate specific historical family homesteads or early 21st-century property boundaries in the hills south of the river.
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1953 · Williston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Williston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Sanish
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Belden SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Robinson Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · New Town
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Rat Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000