2022 Map of Dismal Swamp

About this map

Maple Cem serves as a quiet landmark in this corner of Big Stone County, situated near the headwaters of local drainages. The landscape is defined by its extensive wetlands and depressions, notably the eponymous Dismal Swamp in the northeast and the broad Lone Tree Lakebed to the west. These features, along with Olson Lake, Bentsen Lake, and Kort Slough, suggest a prairie pothole environment where water dictates the movement of people and the placement of roads.