2011 Map of Hanks

About this map

Hanks forms the focal point of this Williams County landscape, established at the junction of Railroad Ave and Main St. The town's early 21st-century footprint is surrounded by evidence of rural industry and community history, notably the Bublitz Mine to the north and the Erke Mine to the southeast. These coal-related sites are interspersed with the winding paths of Scoria Creek and Cottonwood Creek, which drain the township's agricultural sections. For those tracing family history in the area, the map precisely locates both the Hanks Cemetery on County Hwy-7 and the Gladys Cemetery along the southern border at 75th St NW. The rigid grid of section roads, from 147th Ave NW to 142nd Ave NW, reveals the enduring structure of North Dakota's homestead-era land division.