2017 Map of Lansford SW

About this map

Lansford sits at the northeastern corner of this prairie landscape, where the town's early footprint is anchored by the Lansford Cem on its western edge. The area is defined by the meandering courses of Little Deep Cr and Egg Cr, which cut through a strictly ordered grid of section lines and county roads. The boundary between Renville and Bottineau counties bisects the terrain, illustrating the geopolitical divisions imposed on the North Dakota plains. Small rail-side or crossroads locations like Chola appear as humble markers of the region's agricultural settlement pattern. The map reveals how the natural hydrology of the creeks occasionally deviates from the rigid township and range system, creating subtle variations in the otherwise uniform landscape of the High Plains.