2019 Map of Nashwauk

About this map

Nashwauk and the settlement of Cooley anchor the southern portion of this Itasca County landscape, where the iron-rich terrain of northern Minnesota transitions into a complex network of wetlands and small glacial lakes. The area is defined by its water bodies, from Harrison Lake in the north to the southern reaches of Little Sucker Lake. The local road system, including Country Rd and W Little Sweden Rd, connects scattered rural homesites with the denser street grid of Nashwauk, which contains the Nashwauk Cem. This 2019 survey documents the modern topography of a region historically shaped by mining, with numerous unnamed basins and disturbed landforms appearing alongside established watercourses like O'Brien Cr. The grid-like survey lines of townships such as t58n r22w and t57n r23w overlay a landscape where timber and bog dominate the north, while development remains concentrated along the southern corridor.