2010 Map of Greenview

About this map

Burwell and Greenview anchor this portion of Polk County, where the landscape is defined by the rigid grid of rural transport and the meandering path of Burnham Creek. The map documents a classic Red River Valley agricultural pattern, with wide-reaching county routes like County Hwy-45 and County Hwy-214 facilitating travel across the flat terrain. A notable deviation from the section-line roads is the Agassiz Recreational Trl, which cuts a long diagonal across the northeast, following the path of a former rail corridor. This transition from industrial transport to recreation reflects the changing utility of the Minnesota landscape in the early 21st century. While the settlements themselves are small, the placement of Burnham Creek across the southern half provides a natural focal point in a region otherwise dominated by geometric field divisions and straight-line infrastructure.