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2016 Map of Braham

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Braham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Braham stands as the primary center in this Isanti County landscape, situated where several county lines converge, including the borders of Kanabec, Pine, and Chisago counties. The area is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands, ranging from Rice Lake in the north to Long Lake and Little Stanchfield Lake in the south. The settlement pattern is largely agricultural, with small communities like Stanchfield and Grandy connected by a grid of rural routes such as Co RD 4 and Co RD 46.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of community landmarks, particularly the numerous rural burial grounds that dot the townships. These include the Stanchfield Baptist Cem, Rice Lake Cem, and the Adventist Cem near the southern boundary. The drainage of the land is characterized by small winding waterways like the Lower Stanchfield Br, which threads between the many lakes and low-lying areas that have shaped the region's development and road placement.