Glacial depressions and prairie potholes define this Benson County landscape, where water bodies like Fish Lake and the Big Coulee drainage system dominate the northern terrain. The area is organized by a strict grid of gravel roads, including Toso Rd and 47th St NE, which reflect the endurance of the Public Land Survey System in rural North Dakota. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of two significant local landmarks: Vasa Lutheran Cem in the northwest and Immanuel Lutheran Church Cem further south. These sites, along with the small Sortle Airport near the southern boundary, represent the primary focal points of human activity in an otherwise quiet agricultural region of the northern plains.
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1932 · Flora
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Maddock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Maddock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Flora
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Maddock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Hesper
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Flora
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Devils Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000