2014 Map of Big Meadow

About this map

Big Meadow sits at the heart of this Williams County landscape, reflecting the glacial depressions and wetlands characteristic of the North Dakota plains. The map reveals a highly structured section-line road network, where routes like 81st St NW and 110th Ave NW carve the prairie into precise agricultural squares. Scattered among these expansive fields are essential landmarks for local genealogy and history, specifically several rural burial grounds. These sites, including Grong Cem in the northeast, Stordahl Cem to the west, and Saint Olaf Cem in the southeast, mark the community's early settlement clusters and family ties. This 2014 survey documents the enduring pastoral character of the region, where the placement of small cemeteries provides a window into the ancestral roots and social organization of the surrounding farmsteads.