2011 Map of Merricourt NW

About this map

Hilles Lake sits at the center of this landscape in Whitestone Township, surrounded by the prairie potholes characteristic of the North Dakota plains. The map reflects a rural geography organized by a strict sectional grid, where long stretches of gravel roads like 70th Ave SE and 86th St SE connect isolated farmsteads. For those researching local family history, the presence of Roloff Cemetery and Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery indicates the deep roots of the area's early agricultural settlers. The sparse infrastructure, consisting primarily of section-line roads and scattered wetlands, highlight the region's enduring character as an open, agrarian expanse in the early twenty-first century.