2014 Map of New Salem NW

About this map

Youngtown occupies a central position in this prairie landscape, situated where the rolling plains of the Missouri Plateau are etched by the winding course of Sweetbriar Cr. The terrain is defined by a dense grid of section-line roads, such as 29th St SW and 47th Ave SW, reflecting the systematic land division of the American West. At the northern edge of the sheet, Mosbrucker Lake provides a rare permanent water feature near the jurisdictional boundary of Oliver Co and Morton Co. The primary north-south artery, ND-31, cuts through the heart of the region, connecting isolated farmsteads to the broader North Dakota transport network. This 2014 survey documents the enduring agricultural character of the region, where the intersection of named township roads and small drainage creeks like Sweetbriar Cr dictates the local geography.