2011 Map of Red Butte SW

About this map

Saint Benedict Cemetery and Buchmann Cemetery serve as the primary historic anchors for this rural North Dakota landscape in Oliver County. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Brush Creek and the localized water management of the Joe Zahn Dam, which supports several small ponds and wetlands across the prairie. The map documents a rigid grid of section-line roads, such as 59th Ave SW and 21st St SW, which organize the agricultural land into precise quadrants. This spatial arrangement reflects the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System in the Great Plains, where community life is centered on scattered religious sites and small family-named landmarks. The absence of concentrated settlements highlights the sparse, purely agrarian character of the region during the early twenty-first century.