2016 Map of McIntosh

About this map

Erskine and McIntosh anchor this portion of Polk County, where the landscape is defined by an extensive network of glacial lakes and prairie depressions. The terrain is notably dense with small water bodies, ranging from the large Oak Lake and Oppegaard Lake to smaller basins like Bubak Lake and Nerhus Lake. This map reveals a significant concentration of rural burial grounds, including New Sweden Cem, Trinity Cem, and Saint Johns Cem, which speak to the area's deep-rooted Scandinavian and European settlement history. The local economy and transportation are marked by the presence of the Oak Lake Air Strip and the Poplar River Diversion Ditch, showing how the land has been managed for both transit and water control. The systematic grid of section roads, such as 310th St SE and Co Hwy 30, maintains the traditional agricultural structure of the Minnesota prairie.