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2024 Map of Fordville

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Fordville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Fordville serves as the central hub of this eastern North Dakota landscape, where the braided drainage of the Forest River system converges. The town is situated just south of the North Branch Forest River and is flanked by the Middle Branch Forest River to the west. This modern topographic survey illustrates a rural geography defined by a rigid section-line road grid, including Co RD 19 and Co RD 128, which contrast with the wandering paths of the river branches.

Local history and community markers are visible in the placement of Oak Grove Cem and the Fordville Airport north of the main settlement. To the south, the terrain drops into Skunk Coulee as the land crosses from Walsh Co into Grand Forks Co. The map detail captures the specialized water management and land use patterns typical of the Red River Valley periphery, where the South Branch Forest River creates a distinct corridor through the agricultural plains.