2014 Map of Nome

About this map

Nome sits at the center of this rural landscape, a pocket of gridded streets including Main St, 1st St N, and 1st St S surrounded by a vast network of section roads. The map reveals the agricultural character of the region, where the grid of the Public Land Survey System dictates the movement across the terrain via routes like 126th Ave SE and 46th St SE. Along the southern boundary, the transition between Barnes Co and Ransom Co is marked at 54th St SE, while the irregular topography is punctuated by numerous small depressions and seasonal water bodies. This 2014 survey documents the enduring spatial layout of the North Dakota prairie, showing how a single concentrated settlement like Nome serves a wide geographic area of farmsteads and open land.