2016 Map of Verndale

About this map

The Leaf River and Wing River meander through this portion of central Minnesota, defining a landscape of agricultural tracts and wetland pockets between the communities of Wadena and Verndale. The settlement pattern is anchored by the township and range grid, where rural roads like Leaf River Rd and Ash Ave Ne connect outlying farms to the local centers. Genealogists will find significant local history preserved at Leaf River Cem in the northwest, as well as Saint Fredericks Cem and Greenlawn Cem located near the Verndale townsite. The terrain is marked by the slow-moving waters of Union Cr, which cuts across the western fields, illustrating the drainage patterns that have influenced land use and development in Wadena County into the twenty-first century.