2011 Map of Brantford

About this map

The James River snakes through the glacial till of Eddy County, carving a winding path across this rural landscape near the start of the 21st century. At the heart of the region lies the small community of Brantford, established along a grid of section-line roads that define the agricultural character of the North Dakota plains. The map reveals a high concentration of prairie potholes and wetlands typical of the region, including the larger Rusten Slough to the southeast and the drainage of Kelly Creek in the southwest corner. For those tracing family ties to this portion of the state, the Brantford Cemetery remains a significant anchor, situated east of the primary settlement. The sparse infrastructure, consisting largely of numbered avenues and streets like 75th Ave NE and 12th St NE, illustrates the enduring rural isolation and the vast scale of the surrounding farmland.