Nelson County prairie lands south of McVille are defined by a rhythmic grid of section lines and gravel roads. Scattered across this agricultural landscape are isolated points of community history, primarily preserved through local burial grounds. The Zion Lutheran Free Church Cem and Our Savior's Church Cem serve as quiet markers of the region's Scandinavian heritage and church-centered settlement patterns. The terrain is notably pocketed with small prairie wetlands and depressions, characteristic of the glacial till found throughout this part of North Dakota. Moving north, Melvin Cem sits along 31st St NE, anchoring a landscape where the primary human footprint is found in the intersection of numbered section roads like Co Rd 5 and 115th Ave NE.
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1939 · Niagara
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · McVille
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Grand Forks
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · New Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Grand Forks
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Kloten NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · McVille
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Niagara SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · McVille SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000