2020 Map of Hazen NE

About this map

The northern plains of Mercer County are defined by the winding course of Coal Cr and a landscape dotted with the resting places of early homesteading families. This rural landscape is heavily partitioned into townships like t146n r85w and t146n r86w, where the settlement pattern is preserved through scattered rural cemeteries rather than concentrated towns. The density of these sites, including the Tschaekofske Cem, Trinity Mannhaven Cem, and Goetz Cem, suggests a legacy of distinct family plots and small parish communities that once characterized this portion of North Dakota. Modern infrastructure like Co RD 28 and Main St now traverses these sections, following the rigid grid established by the Public Land Survey System while navigating the subtle elevation changes of the surrounding prairie.