2020 Map of Moon Lake

About this map

Moon Lake and the adjacent Saint Marys Lake anchor this glaciated terrain in Skandia Township, where small prairie potholes and wetlands pattern the landscape. This 2020 survey reveals the rural character of Barnes County, defined by a rigid grid of section roads like 110th Ave SE and 40th St SE. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Zion Lutheran Cem in the northeast corner provides a critical point of reference for early Norwegian-American Lutheran settlement patterns. The drainage of Spring Creek (labeled in parts as Spring Cr) flows through the southern sections, cutting across the township boundaries of t138n r60w and t138n r59w. Aside from these water bodies and the cemetery, the map reflects a purely agrarian environment served by county routes like Co Hwy 11.