2020 Map of Dahlen

About this map

Dahlen sits at the heart of this agricultural landscape in Nelson County, where the township grid meets the meandering courses of the Forest River. The hydrology is defined by the Middle Br Forest River and the S Br Forest River, which carve distinct drainage patterns through the prairie. For those tracing local history, several burial grounds are scattered across the townships, including Quale Cem, Zion Cem, and the Middle Forest River Cem. These sites, along with Cleveland Park, provide clear markers of the early communities established in this corner of North Dakota. The map detail reflects a region organized by a strict section-line road network, such as Co RD 1 and 57th ST Ne, while the local topography reveals the subtle shifts in elevation that dictated land use and settlement throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.