1948 Map of Cushing

About this map

Lake Alexander dominates the northern landscape of this central Minnesota region, dotted with numerous islands such as Kanzas Island and Big Island. This 1948 survey shows a rural economy organized around small settlements like Cushing and Lincoln, connected by the Burlington Northern railroad corridor. The dense network of over twenty numbered schoolhouses, including School No 137 and School No 20, highlights the era's decentralized education system before the widespread consolidation of rural districts. Local governance and social life are anchored at the Scandia Valley Town Hall and the Parker Town Hall. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of regional burial sites, from the Scandia Valley Cemetery near Ham Lake to the Parker Township Cemetery and Randall Cemetery further south, mapping the ancestral footprint of the Scandia Valley and Parker townships.