2010 Map of Funkley

About this map

The small settlements of Funkley and Shooks anchor this portion of Beltrami County, highlighting a rural landscape defined by the drainage of the North Cormorant River and South Cormorant River. In the northern section, Shooks sits at a highway junction, while Funkley is positioned further south along the prominent diagonal of the Blue Ox Trl. This trail, a significant corridor through the region, passes through Houpt as it cuts across the township lines of TWP 30. The terrain is marked by seasonal watercourses and wetlands, including Perry Creek, which feeds into the larger river systems. Local travel is facilitated by a network of secondary routes like 6-Mile Rd and County Hwy-304, which connect these isolated outposts within the northern Minnesota woods. The map illustrates the quiet persistence of these small communities in a landscape where water and timber routes shaped the original patterns of settlement.