1969 Map of Ronald

About this map

The Ronald settlement sits at the junction of several county lines in this late 1960s survey of eastern Minnesota. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Split Rock River and Birch Creek, which wind through a mosaic of wetlands and timber within the Solina State Forest. This area highlights the transition from managed forest land to small agricultural clearings, with the Beaver Ch serving as a local landmark for the surrounding Beaver township. The map provides a look at the rural infrastructure of the era, from the scattered Gravel Pits used for road maintenance to the precise boundaries where Aitkin, Carlton, and Pine counties converge. Local family history and land-use researchers can find value in the specific placement of farmsteads and rural roads that connect these small northern communities.