2014 Map of Hannah SW

About this map

Forest Airport serves as a lone modern landmark in this section of Cavalier County, where the landscape is defined by the rigid precision of the Public Land Survey System. The map reveals an intricate network of section-line roads, such as 90th Ave NE and 93rd St NE, which carve the prairie into a distinctive grid. This geometric pattern illustrates the late-stage organization of North Dakota's agricultural interior, where transportation was built directly onto the township and range lines to serve isolated farmsteads. Unlike earlier surveys of the region, this modern topographic study uses a five-foot contour interval to meticulously document the subtle depressions and rises that characterize the local terrain, offering a clear view of how drainage and land use follow the strict cardinal orientation of the northern plains.