2010 Map of Alida

About this map

Alida serves as the primary settlement center for this rural Clearwater County landscape, situated at the junction of County Hwy-2 and County Hwy-106. The area is defined by the winding course of the Mississippi River and its tributary, the Little Mississippi River, which meander through a terrain punctuated by numerous small basins and glacial lakes. For genealogists and local historians, several burial grounds provide important spatial markers, including the Alida Cemetery south of the townsite, the Moose Creek Township Cemetery located near County Hwy-29, and the Jones Township Cemetery to the northeast. The distribution of named water bodies like Moose Lake, Dahlberg Lake, and Crystal Lake among a grid of county roads illustrates the transition from organized township settlement to the more fluid, natural drainage patterns of the Upper Mississippi headwaters region.