2019 Map of Leo

About this map

The settlement of Leo anchors this Roseau County landscape, which is defined by a grid-like system of rural roads and drainage infrastructure near the Canadian border. The area is heavily intersected by the State Ditch Number Seventy-two, a significant hydrographic feature that reflects the historic effort to manage the northern Minnesota wetlands for agriculture. A structured network of section lines and local routes, such as 120th Ave and Co Hwy 7, organizes the townships of t162n r44w and t161n r44w. The map details a transition between open fields and marshy terrain, showing how early 21st-century land use continues to follow the Public Land Survey System established over a century ago.