2022 Map of Karlstad

About this map

Karlstad serves as the primary hub in this corner of northwestern Minnesota, situated at the junction of several critical regional transit corridors near the border of Kittson and Marshall counties. The landscape is defined by the low-lying glacial plains of the Red River Valley, where the Tamarac River and Lateral Ditch Number Five manage the hydrology of the surrounding wetlands, including the Twistal Swamp. For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally detailed, noting the Karlstad Cem, Pearson Cem, and the Hegland Free Lutheran Church Cem to the south. The presence of the Pembina Trl NW suggests the enduring path of the Red River Trails, early oxcart routes that once connected the Red River Colony with the Mississippi River, later formalized into the modern road network.