1979 Map of Stockyard Creek

About this map

The high plains of Williams County are defined here by the sharp coulees and drainage systems of Stockyard Creek and Long Creek. During the late 1970s, this rural landscape was marked by the presence of a local Townhall and several Radio Towers, indicating a decentralized community infrastructure typical of western North Dakota. The Burlington Northern railroad cuts through the northwestern corner, a vital artery for the region's agricultural and industrial transport. Territorial divisions like Spring Brook and Twelve Mile partition the land, which is also shaped by extractive activity at various Gravel Pits. The map illustrates the contrast between the vast, open sections of rangeland and the intricate, branching waterways that carve through the prairie terrain.