2024 Map of Red Butte NW

About this map

Otter Creek meanders through the heart of this rural landscape, carving a drainage pattern across the high plains of the Mercer and Oliver County border. This modern survey reflects the enduring section-line grid of the western Dakotas, where a network of numbered section roads like 12th St SW and 54th Ave SW facilitate access to vast tracts of agricultural land. The terrain is defined by the subtle rise and fall of the North Dakota prairie, with many contours converging toward the creek basin. A primary site of interest for genealogists is the Rhein Cem, located in the southeastern corner of the map. This small burial ground, situated near the intersection of 20th St SW and Co Rd 20, serves as a critical local landmark for tracing early families who settled this portion of the Missouri Plateau.