2010 Map of Grygla SW

About this map

Mud River meanders across this rural Marshall County landscape, providing a primary natural landmark in a region otherwise defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The area is characterized by large agricultural tracts and a systematic network of section-line roads, including County Hwy 53 and 330th Ave NE. These routes facilitate movement across the flat northern Minnesota terrain, connecting isolated farmsteads and rural properties. The density of the road network, from 340th St NE in the north to 290th St NE in the south, indicates a highly organized agricultural economy. This 2010 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the persistence of the traditional township-and-range layout in the modern era, where even the smallest watercourses like the Mud River dictate the slight deviations in an otherwise strictly cardinal grid.