2020 Map of Golden Valley

About this map

Golden Valley is the primary community of this Mercer County landscape, where the local economy and social life are tied to the rolling prairie and the drainages of Goodman Cr and Spring Cr. The map reveals a high concentration of cemeteries for a rural township, suggesting a deeply rooted settler history. Scattered along the section lines are Saint Jacobus Sofia Cem, Hope Congregational Cem, Saint James Cem, and the Golgotha Cem, marking the locations of early congregations and family lineages. The presence of Brecht Strip and a grid of well-maintained county roads, such as Co RD 2 and Co RD 11, reflects the organized agricultural development typical of this part of North Dakota. For genealogists, these specific cemetery locations and the proximity of the small town center provide critical points for mapping early 20th-century family movements and homesteads.