2024 Map of Benedict SW

About this map

Saint Mathew Cem sits at the heart of this landscape, marking a rural community structure established within the grid of township and range lines. The border between Ward and McLean counties bisects the northern section of the map, where early twentieth-century settlement patterns are still visible in the placement of religious and civic landmarks. Religious heritage is particularly evident through the presence of the Church of God Cem and the Second Russian Baptist Cem, the latter suggesting the specific ethnic and denominational migration history of this North Dakota prairie. The terrain is defined by numerous small depressions and wetlands, many preserved within the McLean County Waterfowl Production Area. Local travel follows a strict section-line road network, including historic routes like Old Hwy 83 and Co Hwy 12.