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2014 Map of Keene

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Keene
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Keene and Hawkeye anchor this 2014 survey of the North Dakota badlands, a landscape defined by its energy production and public lands. The region's industrial footprint is clearly marked by the Clear Creek Oil and Gas Field and the Blue Buttes Oil and Gas Field, indicating the intensive natural resource extraction central to the local economy. These sites sit amidst the expansive Little Missouri National Grassland, where the terrain rises toward prominent elevations like Stony Butte and the Blue Buttes.

A network of section roads, including ND-23, connects scattered homesteads and local landmarks. For genealogists and local historians, the W Prairie Cem in the northeast provides a specific point of reference for early settlement families. The drainage patterns of N Br Clear Cr, Clear Cr, and Sand Cr illustrate how the water system cuts through the prairie, shaping the placement of roads like 38th St NW and Main St S.