1997 Map of Golva

About this map

Golva serves as the primary hub in this corner of Golden Valley County, where the grid of the High Plains meets the dramatic draws and plateaus of the Badlands. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Bullion Creek and the expansive Little Missouri National Grassland, which dominates the southern portion of the sheet. Local infrastructure is sparse but critical, evidenced by Landing Strips and several Gravel Pits used for rural road maintenance. Genealogy interests are supported by the inclusion of Saint Marys Cem near the town center and the more isolated Burkey Cem further south. The map documents a transition from the agricultural tablelands of Lone Tree to the breaks near the Ninth Standard Parallel North, revealing the intersection of early ranching territory and federal land management. To the southeast, the small settlement of Alpha sits near the headwaters of Williams Creek, illustrating the scattered nature of community life in the late twentieth-century North Dakota interior.