2011 Map of Minot SW

About this map

Twin Buttes rises as a prominent landmark in this prairie landscape of Ward County, where the terrain is punctuated by numerous small depressions and potholes characteristic of the region's glacial history. The 2011 survey reveals an orderly grid of section lines and gravel roads that define the rural character of the area southwest of Minot. Key corridors like 107th St SW and 177th Ave SW facilitate movement across this agricultural expanse, connecting isolated farmsteads and field access points. The pattern of development shown here reflects a late-twentieth-century rural infrastructure, where modern arterial routes like 219th Ave SW overlay the original township-and-range survey system. This map captures a moment in the early 21st century before significant shifts in land use or intensive energy development potentially altered the surface drainage and road networks of the North Dakota plains.