2019 Map of Trail

About this map

The small settlements of Trail and Gully anchor this northern Minnesota landscape along the border of Red Lake and Polk Counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch Number Seventy-two and County Ditch Number Eighty-nine, which manage the water flow across the relatively flat plains near the Lost River. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its documentation of several rural burial grounds, such as Mount Olive Cem, Valley Lutheran Cem, and the Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Cem. Transport through the area is facilitated by Soo Ave and a grid of county roads, while natural features like Breeze Lake punctuate the southern sections of the quadrangle. This map reflects the agricultural character and religious heritage of the Red River Valley region.