2022 Map of Staples

About this map

Staples serves as the primary hub for this Minnesota landscape, where the boundary between Wadena Co and Todd Co divides the northern and southern halves of the quadrangle. The town's grid is dense with residential streets like Minnesota Ave SW and Michigan Ave NE, while Evergreen Cem sits just to the north. Outside the town center, the terrain is defined by a high concentration of glacial water bodies, from the larger Dower Lake and Hayden Lake to smaller pockets like Jacobson Lake and Mumm Lake. The Long Prairie River and the Long Prairie River Trl cut across the southeastern corner, supported by a network of drainage including Stony Brook and Moran Cr. This topography suggests a moist, low-lying environment where agriculture and rural homesteads must navigate between numerous wetlands and named lakes such as Rice Lake and Jasmer Lake.