2013 Map of Climax

About this map

Climax and Nielsville serve as the primary population centers along the eastern edge of the Red River Valley, where the state boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota follows the complex, winding course of the Red River of the North. The landscape is defined by the heavy drainage patterns of the prairie, most notably the meandering Sand Hill River and the strictly engineered County Ditch Number One Hundred Sixtysix. This 2013 survey illustrates how transportation and agriculture dictate the local geography, with Us-75 running north-south through the settlements and the Nielsville Airport positioned just west of the town. For those researching family history in Polk County, several burial grounds are preserved across the farmland, including Bergit Cem, Skatvold Cem, and Sundet Cem, which remain as fixed landmarks amidst the grid-patterned fields of the valley floor.