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1967 Map of Thief Lake

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Thief Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Thief Lake dominates the southern landscape of this 1960s survey, surrounded by the extensive Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area. The terrain reflects a transition from the marshy edges of the lake to the slightly more elevated ground of Poplar Grove to the north. This map documents a quiet rural community organized around crossroads institutions, such as Klondike Ch and St Joseph Ch.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community through its scattered public buildings, including Kruta Hall, the local Townhall, and the Grass Lake Sch. The presence of the Gust National Cem and other small burial sites, like the one labeled simply Grave, indicates a deeply rooted local heritage amidst a landscape of section lines and fence rows. The boundary between Roseau and Marshall Counties cuts across the center, defining the political geography of this wooded wetland region.