2017 Map of Drake

About this map

Drake serves as a central hub in this McHenry County landscape, defined by its position along the Soo Line RR. The town's local history is anchored by several sites of remembrance, including Drake Cem and Trinity Lutheran Cem located on its western edge. To the east, the rail line connects through the prairie toward Anamoose, while the smaller settlement of Funston sits to the north near the edge of Antelope Valley. The terrain is characteristic of the North Dakota pothole region, dotted with numerous small wetlands and the larger Flat Lake. Genealogists will find particular value in the dispersed rural cemeteries like Zion Cem, Saint Martins Cem, and the Sons of Herman Cem, which provide specific evidence of the community's early social and religious clusters away from the primary townsites.