1944 Map of Brantford

About this map

Brantford and Grace City serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century survey of the North Dakota prairie. The landscape is defined by the Great Northern railroad corridor, which parallels the winding course of the James River. This area, split by the boundary between Eddy Co and Foster Co, reveals a highly organized rural infrastructure with numbered school districts such as Smith Sch No 1 and School No 4 distributed across the townships of Pleasant Prairie and Nordmore. Significant water features like Rusten Slough and Cherry Lake punctuate the agricultural grid. Local genealogical interest is anchored by landmarks like Kvernes Ch and the Grace City Cem, illustrating the community centers that supported these isolated farmsteads during the 1940s.