1974 Map of West Bonetraill

About this map

Strandahl and Bonetraill townships define the southeastern landscape of this Williams County map, where the prairie is etched by the meandering course of Willow Creek. This mid-1970s survey captures the rural character of the region, anchored by the small community of West Bonetraill. The social fabric of the era is evident in the cluster of country churches and burial grounds that served these dispersed farming townships, including the Scandia Valley Ch Cem, St Petri Ch, and St Boniface Cem. Beyond the homesteads, the map indicates early resource exploration and industry with a noted Drill Hole and a Gravel Pit. The townships of Climax and Good Luck occupy the northern sections, reflecting the optimistic nomenclature of the state's early settlers and the organized grid of the Public Land Survey System.