2011 Map of Lakota NW

About this map

Hope Cemetery stands as a quiet focal point in this portion of Nelson County, where the landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The map reveals a high concentration of prairie potholes and small wetlands interspersed between a regular grid of gravel roads and section lines. Notable thoroughfares like 99th Ave NE and 50th St NE organize the agricultural space, connecting isolated farmsteads across the rural terrain. This 2011 survey documents a classic North Dakota landscape where water and wind shape the usage of the land, and where the placement of cemeteries like Hope serves as a lasting record of early community settlement patterns and family heritage in a sparsely populated region.