2020 Map of Merricourt NW

About this map

The prairie landscape of Dickey County is defined by a dense network of glacial wetlands and depressions, with Hilles Lake serving as a central water feature in this rural interior. Settled patterns of the early twenty-first century follow a rigid section-line grid of local roads, such as 81st St SE and 69th Ave SE, which partition the land into expansive agricultural tracts. A significant concentration of small, denominational burial grounds suggests a history of tight-knit immigrant or religious communities. Local genealogists will find several distinct sites, including the Roloff Cem, Hoffnungsfeld Cem., and the Pioneer Seventh-Day Adventist Cem, each anchoring a specific quadrant of the township's history.