2019 Map of Foreston

About this map

The W Br Rum River and its smaller tributary Estes Brook define the low-lying hydrology of this central Minnesota landscape, where the settlements of Foreston and Pease developed along early 20th-century transport corridors. This area of Mille Lacs County is characterized by a grid-iron network of section roads, including Golden Rd and Fireside Rd, that connects isolated family farms and community centers. Genealogists will find significant local value in the three documented burial grounds: Saint Louis Cem and Pilgrims Rest Cem near the Foreston town site, and the more southerly Milo Cem. The map illustrates how human settlement followed the winding course of the Rum River and its branches, creating a pattern of small agricultural villages separated by wetlands and drainage systems.