2014 Map of Finley NE

About this map

Beaver Cr meanders southward through this rural expanse of the Red River Valley upland, marking the transition between Grand Forks County and Steele County. The landscape is dominated by a precise section-line grid of local roads, such as 5th Ave NE and 126th Ave NE, which define the agricultural character of the region. Local history is anchored by the presence of West Union Cem and Silent Hill Cem, two small burial grounds that serve as silent witnesses to the generations of farming families who settled this prairie. The drainage patterns of the creek and its small tributaries illustrate the subtle topography that influenced early land use and the placement of rural homesteads in this corner of North Dakota.