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2024 Map of Hanks

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Hanks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The settlement of Hanks sits along the northern reaches of this Williams County landscape, where the prairie begins to break into the drainage systems of the Missouri River plateau. The town is marked by its proximity to the headwaters of Scorpio Creek, which carves a distinct path through the local topography. This map documents the rural organization of the high plains, defined by a rigid grid of section lines and county roads such as Co Hwy 12 and 145th Ave NW.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant data points in the inclusion of the Hanks Cem and the more southern Gladys Cem, providing fixed locations for ancestral research in this sparsely populated region. The drainage patterns of Cottonwood Creek and Pats Coulee reveal the natural flow of the land between the established townships of T159N and T158N, illustrating how early settlers navigated the North Dakota terrain.