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2019 Map of Fort Ripley

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Fort Ripley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a natural western boundary for this portion of Crow Wing and Morrison counties, where the river's path has long influenced the placement of early settlements. The village of Fort Ripley sits along the riverbanks, serving as a focal point for the region's historical geography near the Fort Ripley Cem. Further east, the landscape is defined by a dense network of water bodies, including Crow Wing Lake, Sebie Lake, and the winding course of the Nokasippi River.

Smaller community centers such as Saint Mathias and Lennox are documented alongside local landmarks that provide valuable data for genealogical research, including the Saint Mathias Cem, Oak Hill Cem, and Pine Grove Cem. The map illustrates a rural transport network of county roads and lanes like Sleepy Hollow Rd and N Koering Rd that connect these scattered settlements across the marshy terrain of the northern Mississippi headwaters region.