2013 Map of Pelan SE

About this map

Bethlehem Cem stands as a focal point for genealogy and local history in this rural corner of Northern Minnesota. The landscape is defined by the rigid precision of the county line separating Roseau Co and Marshall Co, a boundary crossed only by a strictly gridded network of roads like 120th St and 150th St. This area's hydrology is dominated by large-scale drainage projects, evidenced by the long, straight runs of Lateral Ditch Number Nine and Judicial Ditch Number Nineteen. These engineered waterways illustrate the region's historic efforts to reclaim wetland for agricultural use, creating a distinctive pattern of parallel lines across the low-lying terrain. The map provides a clear record of these infrastructure developments as they existed in the early 21st century.