2018 Map of Mertz Slough

About this map

Sheridan County's high plains are defined here by a network of seasonal wetlands and prairie depressions, most notably Mertz Slough and Jones Lake. This landscape remains structured by the Public Land Survey System, with gravel roads like 14th Ave NE and 10th St NE tracing the section lines across townships T147N and T148N. For those researching the social fabric of these rural townships, the map preserves the locations of vital community centers, specifically Fairview Cem in the northeast and Saint Jacobus Lutheran Cem central to the quadrangle. These sites represent the enduring presence of early agricultural settlements in a region where the vast majority of the land is dedicated to open range and field crops, punctuated by the small potholes and marshes characteristic of the North Dakota glacial till.