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2020 Map of Portal

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Portal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Portal stands as a prominent border crossing at the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada, defined by the convergence of rail lines and early road networks like International St and Railway Ave. Further south, the town of Lignite anchors the agricultural and industrial landscape of Burke County. The area is dotted with numerous small wetlands and water bodies, most notably Little Slough, which characterize the prairie pothole region of the northern plains.

Genealogists will find this 2020 record particularly valuable for its precise documentation of several community burial grounds, including Saint Marys Cem, Bethany Cem, Norwegian Cem, and the appropriately named East Cem and South Cem. These sites, along with the section-line roads such as 84th Ave NW and Co Hwy 2, illustrate a settlement pattern that remains closely tied to the original land survey system and the essential transit corridors that connect these remote northern communities.