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2016 Map of Rollag

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Rollag
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Glacial topography defines this corner of Minnesota where the boundaries of Clay, Becker, and Otter Tail counties converge. The settlement of Rollag serves as a local anchor in the northwest, situated near Lake Laura and the historic Grong Lutheran Cem. The landscape is dominated by a dense collection of kettle lakes and wetlands, including Tansem Lake, Whisky Lake, and the expansive Grove Lake to the south. This terrain has dictated a grid of rural roads like 120th Ave S and 180th Ave S that navigate around these water bodies.

Smaller community centers like Tansem and the recreational point at Coot Landing reflect the area's transition from early agricultural homesteading to a landscape valued for its water resources. Genealogists will find significance in the distributed burial grounds such as Bethany Cem and Grove Lake Cem, which mark the centers of early Norwegian-American pioneer congregations. The drainage of Whisky Cr provides the primary hydrologic outlet for this complex network of lakes, illustrating the natural flow towards the Red River Valley.