Dunn County, North Dakota Map
Explore Dunn County, North Dakota with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Dunn County below.
Interactive Map of Dunn County, North Dakota
| County | Dunn |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County Seat | Manning |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 47.323234 |
| Longitude | -102.537015 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 701 |
About Dunn County, North Dakota
Dunn County occupies a rugged transition where the sweeping, grass-heavy plains of the Missouri Plateau collide with the fractured, volcanic geography of the Badlands. To the north, the land levels into the vast, open reaches that define the state, while the southern reaches are marked by the violent erosion of sandstone and clay, creating steep, desolate bluffs that catch the low-slung, golden light of late afternoon. The Little Missouri River carves a serpentine path through the western quadrant, its waters cutting deep into the strata of the earth, while the larger Missouri River system defines the eastern boundary, acting as a profound reservoir that holds the sky in its dark, obsidian surface. The wind here is a constant, invisible force that scours the ridges and carries the scent of sage and damp earth across the expansive, treeless horizons.
Dunn County emerged as a formal entity during the early years of the twentieth century, formed from the expansive, unorganized territories that had long been the ancestral domain of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples. Settlement followed the slow, arduous push of homesteaders who sought to tame the unforgiving soil, relying on a hard-won independence that remains a defining trait of the local spirit. The seat of government was eventually established through a series of local elections that mirrored the shifting ambitions of a frontier population, settling finally in a place that served as a central hub for those scattered across the vast, lonely distances. This history is not one of grand monuments but of quiet endurance, visible in the weathered foundations of abandoned homesteads that lean against the prairie wind, their graying timber absorbing the harsh extremes of the climate.
Dunn County today functions as a nexus of energy extraction and traditional agriculture, where the rhythmic pulse of pump jacks shares the landscape with the quiet, seasonal labor of cattle ranching and grain production. The inhabitants possess a temperament forged by the isolation of the plains, a stoic pragmatism that favors direct action over unnecessary ornament. When the sun retreats, the darkness is absolute and profound, broken only by the flickering lights of remote rigs or the distant luminescence of a farmhouse window, creating a silence so heavy it seems to press against the ears. This is a region where the vastness of the sky serves as a constant reminder of one’s own smallness, and where the daily work of survival is conducted with a persistent, unsentimental grace that matches the austere beauty of the terrain.
Cities and Towns in Dunn County
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About This Dunn County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Dunn County, North Dakota alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Manning. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
