2017 Map of Hanks

About this map

Hanks sits in the northern reaches of Williams County, a small rail-era community that persists across the open high plains of North Dakota. The landscape here is characterized by the winding path of Scorpio Cr and the topographical shifts at Pats Coulee, providing a break from the surrounding agricultural grid. Genealogists and local historians can locate several important community landmarks, including the Hanks Cem north of town and Gladys Cem further south. The transportation network is defined by a series of planned section lines and county routes like Co Hwy 12, which connect isolated homesteads and farmsteads. This map documents a quiet, rural stretch of the state where the legacy of early twentieth-century settlement is still traced through family cemeteries and small-town plats.