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1970 Map of Bain

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Bain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Hill River State Forest dominates this northern Minnesota landscape, where the wetland-rich terrain of Macville, Waukenabo, and Logan townships met in the early 1970s. The small settlement of Bain sits near the confluence of White Elk Creek and the meandering Hill River, serving as a localized point of activity in an otherwise heavily forested and marshy region.

Evidence of local industry and community life is visible in the scattered resource extraction sites like the Sandpit and Gravel Pit, alongside the quiet presence of the Hebron Cem. Water defines the geography here, from the larger bodies of Sitas Lake and Clear Lake to the intricate network of streams and bogs that flow toward the Forest Boundary. This survey captures the area just after aerial photography in 1968, documenting the rural road network and township divisions of Aitkin County.