2019 Map of Comstock

About this map

Comstock and Rustad serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural landscape within Clay Co and Wilkin Co. The layout is defined by the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System, with roads like 160th Ave S and Co Hwy 4 following section lines across the flat terrain. The Comstock Lutheran Cem stands as a central landmark for local genealogy, marking the spiritual and communal center for the surrounding farmsteads. Natural drainage patterns break the geometric order, most notably where the South Branch Buffalo River meanders through the northeast and Wolverton Cr flows near the western settlements. These waterways and the road network reveal a landscape optimized for large-scale farming while maintaining the small-town footprints established in earlier generations.