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1982 Map of Fairbanks

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Fairbanks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Wolf Lake and the meandering Cloquet River dominate this portion of St. Louis County, where the dense timberlands of the Superior National Forest and Cloquet Valley State Forest converge. Small settlements like Fairbanks and Hornby appear along the corridor of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad, which served as a vital artery for the region's resource-based economy in the early 1980s.

The landscape is defined by its glacial hydrology, featuring numerous named water bodies such as Bassett Lake, Otto Lake, and Hornby Lake. Transportation is limited to a handful of routes like Hagstrom Road, while more remote areas are accessible only by winter trails. The presence of a Gravel Pit and several public access points suggests a dual-use environment of small-scale industry and Northwoods recreation, all documented here just as modern mapping updates were being compiled in the mid-1980s.