2014 Map of Fredonia NW

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Small rural cemeteries and numerous prairie potholes characterize this corner of Logan County, where the section-line road grid organizes a landscape of low hills and seasonal wetlands. The high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Emanuel Cem, Finnish Cem, and Friedenthal Cem, suggests a history of localized ethnic and family-centered settlement common to the Dakotas. State highway ND-56 runs along the eastern edge of the quadrangle, serving as the primary corridor through this agricultural expanse. The intricate contour work reveals the terminal moraine topography, with many small basins and ephemeral water bodies that influenced the placement of roads like 64th St SE and 59th Ave SE. For researchers, the presence of Labrensz Cem, Wolff Cem, and Eszlinger Cem provides precise points for tracing early 20th-century lineages in Gutschmidt Township.