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2010 Map of Bain

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Bain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Bain sits at a historic transportation junction in Aitkin County, where the north-south highway intersects the diagonal path of the Soo Line Trl. This corridor, originally established by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, defines the local geography and provides a clear lineage of the area's development from a rail-dependent settlement to a modern recreational landscape. To the north and east, the map detail encompasses portions of the Savanna State Frst, a significant area of protected woodland and wetlands.

Local landmarks such as the Hebron Cemetery and the wandering course of White Elk Creek offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking family footprints in this rural Minnesota township. The presence of Sitas Lake in the southwest and Clear Lake in the southeast highlights the glacial hydrology typical of the region, interspersed with a grid of secondary roads like 560th ST and 510th LN that connect remote homesteads to the village center.