2024 Map of Lone Butte NW

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the southeastern quadrant of this McKenzie County landscape, where the Missouri River plateau is dissected by an intricate network of drainages. The topography is defined by the headwaters of Elkhorn Creek, Rough Creek, Spring Creek, and Syvermile Creek, which carve deep contours into the surrounding plains. Genealogists and local historians will find significant interest in the presence of two distinct burial sites: Spring Creek Cem in the west and Old Spring Creek Cem further south. These landmarks, along with a grid of section lines and rural routes like Co Rd 34 and Forest Rte 857, document the persistent pattern of settlement and land management in the North Dakota badlands during the early twenty-first century.