2024 Map of Sonora

About this map

Sonora and the nearby siding of Oswald anchor this rural landscape in Richland County, where the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System defines the region's agricultural character. This portion of the Red River Valley is marked by a vast network of section-line roads, including Co Rd 81 and numerous numbered avenues like 175th Ave SE, which facilitate the movement of local commerce across the flat plains. In the northwestern corner, Saint Josephs Cem stands as a quiet record of the area's early settlers and Catholic heritage. The drainage needs of the fertile farmland are visible through engineered features like County Ditch Number 30, which winds through Township 131 North, Range 48 West. This map illustrates the intersection of small-scale rail-oriented settlements and the large-scale drainage infrastructure necessary for modern North Dakota agriculture.