2020 Map of Bush Lake

About this map

Bush Lake and Nelson Lake anchor the prairie landscape of this northern prairie region, where the borders of Divide, Burke, and Williams Counties meet. The terrain is defined by the winding course of White Earth Cr, which cuts through a landscape predominantly organized by the Public Land Survey System. While the area is largely defined by its rural character and section-line roads like 90th St NW and Co Hwy 14, local history is rooted at Our Saviors Cem. This cemetery provides a vital genealogical landmark for a region where dispersed farmsteads are the primary settlement pattern. The map documents the persistent agricultural grid and the natural drainage basins that have shaped land use in this part of North Dakota for generations.