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1916 Map of Wealthwood

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Wealthwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Mille Lacs Lake defines the southern boundary of this 1914 survey, providing a clear view of the north shore at a time when the region was characterized by scattered rural school districts and small lakeside settlements. Small hamlets like Wealthwood and Malmo are situated directly along the shoreline, while the interior is densely packed with a network of numbered and named schoolhouses, including Carlson School, Glory School, and Hillview School, which served the farmstead families of Wealthwood and Nordland townships.

The landscape is an intricate maze of water bodies such as Spirit Lake, Mud Lake, and Elm Island Lake, many of which are connected by marshland and small creeks. The mapping of specific landmarks, such as the Town Hall in the northwest and Rocky Hill near the center of the quadrangle, highlights the early civic and geographic focal points of Aitkin County before modern infrastructure reshaped the lakefront access.