2016 Map of Big Woods

About this map

Red River of the North forms the winding western boundary of this landscape, separating the Minnesota territory from North Dakota. The flat Red River Valley terrain is defined by a rigorous section-line road grid and the meandering paths of the Snake River and Middle River. At the center of this rural community sits the settlement of Big Woods, where the local history is anchored by the Big Woods Cem and the Malm Cem to the north. The area is heavily marked by the Public Land Survey System, including t156n r50w, showing a late 20th-century development of agricultural land use and county road infrastructure like Co HWY 4 and Co HWY 19.