2019 Map of Lake Park SW

About this map

Glacial depressions and numerous small water bodies define the landscape along the border of Clay and Becker counties. The area is characterized by a high density of named lakes, including Upper Cormorant Lake, Bijou Lake, and Sand Lake, which suggest a terrain shaped by post-glacial activity. For the local historian or genealogist, the map preserves the locations of several small community anchors, such as Park Lutheran Church and its adjacent Park Lutheran Cemetery. These religious sites, along with family-named or historic burial grounds like Old Yankee Cemetery, Houglum Cemetery, and Solem Cemetery, provide critical spatial context for late 19th and early 20th-century settlement patterns. Aside from the scattered rural residences and the Johnston Airport, the region remains largely agricultural, with a grid of section roads like Co HWY 118 and Co RD 12 facilitating movement between the many wetlands and lakes.