2016 Map of Tilde Lake

About this map

The Clay Co and Becker Co line bisects this agricultural landscape, where the meandering course of the S Br Wild Rice River and its tributary, Stiner Cr, define the drainage pattern of the Red River Valley upland. The map shows a transition from the river-cut north to the wetland-rich south, where numerous small depressions lead toward Tilde Lake. Settlement is primarily organized around the Section-line road grid, including Co Rd 157 and Co Rd 7, which connect isolated farmsteads across the prairie. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Atlanta Cem in the eastern portion provides a specific point of reference for the families who established the surrounding farm tracts in this corner of Minnesota.