2022 Map of Riley

About this map

W Swan River meanders through this portion of Saint Louis County, defining a landscape of low-lying wetlands and scattered upland homesteads in the early 2020s. The small settlement of Riley sits near the northern boundary, surrounded by a network of rural routes named for local families and early settlers. Names like A Matson Rd, Gust Erickson Rd, and Koivu Rd suggest the Scandinavian heritage common to Minnesota's Iron Range region. The township lines for t56n r21w and t56n r20w intersect near the center of the sheet, where portions of the Hibbing city limits extend into the southern reaches of this primarily rural quadrangle. The hydrography is dominated by the river's winding path and Little Harriett Lake, providing a clear record of the area's drainage patterns and original land divisions.