2011 Map of Sheldon

About this map

Sheldon anchors the northern portion of this Ransom County landscape, its grid layout defined by Mountain Ave and 1st Ave. The terrain is characterized by the meandering path of the Sheyenne River as it cuts across the southern half of the quadrangle. This section of the river is a focal point for local transport history, featuring several named crossings including the McCusker Bridge, Legg Bridge, and Larson Bridge. To the southwest, the small settlement of Anselm sits near the river's edge, connected by a network of rural section-line roads like 140th Ave SE and 141st Ave SE. The survey documents a late-twentieth-century rural infrastructure where traditional river crossings remain vital connectors between the scattered farmsteads and small towns of the North Dakota plains.