2016 Map of Four Town

About this map

Malcolm and Four Town anchor this northern Minnesota landscape, where the rectangular grid of the Public Land Survey System defines the human footprint upon a terrain of extensive wetlands. The map reveals a network of roads often named for local families and regional flora, such as Swedes Jackpine Rd NW and Diamond Willow Ln NW. These thoroughfares, including Dicks Parkway Rd and Jokela Rd NW, trace the high ground between vast marshy tracts. The presence of Grade School Rd NW suggests the historical location of local education centers that once served these dispersed rural communities. Boundary lines for Townships 155N through 157N underscore the late-stage development of this region in Beltrami County, where land use remains closely tied to the natural drainage patterns and forest management of the Upper Midwest.