2016 Map of Crookston NE

About this map

Gasper Airport sits as a lonely landmark in this portion of the Red River Valley, an area defined by the precise geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The landscape is a testament to the engineering required for northern Minnesota agriculture, where significant water management systems like Judicial Ditch Number Sixty and County Ditch Number One Hundred Twentysix cut through the terrain to facilitate drainage. This section of Polk County is organized by a rigid grid of rural roads, including Co Hwy 19 and Co Hwy 52, which serve the expansive agricultural tracts between T152N R46W and T151N R47W. The map captures a modern view of this rural prairie environment, showing how transportation routes and hydrological modifications have shaped the use of this flat, open country.