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1962 Map of Strathcona

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Strathcona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Strathcona serves as the central hub of this northern Minnesota landscape, situated where the Great Northern railroad cuts a straight north-south line through the townships of Deer and Huntly. The map documents a rural community anchored by small-scale civic and religious institutions, such as the Townhall and Poplar Grove Ch east of the tracks. The boundary between Roseau and Marshall counties bisects the region, reflecting the administrative divisions of these prairie farmsteads in the early 1960s.

Water and mineral resources appear as significant local landmarks, notably the expansive Thompsons Slough in the south and several Gravel Pits concentrated near the county line. The presence of both Bethlehem Cem and Greenwood Cem offers valuable data for genealogists tracing family histories in these townships, while the network of field lines and section roads illustrates the enduring grid of the Public Land Survey System.