2017 Map of Sonora

About this map

Saint Josephs Cem marks the northern edge of this agricultural landscape in Richland County, just as the 21st-century grid of roads defines the section lines of the Red River Valley. The area is characterized by a precise network of township and range roads, including Co Rd 81 and a series of numbered avenues and streets that facilitate the region's intense farming activity. Small nodes of settlement like Sonora and Oswald appear along these routes, serving as local markers within the vast, flat terrain. Water management is central to the land's utility, evidenced by the winding path of County Ditch Number 30, which cuts through the survey's northern sections. The map preserves the late-era layout of this rural community, where the placement of homesteads and cemetery grounds provides essential clues for local genealogists and land-use historians.