Loading map...

1972 Map of Wilton

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Wilton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Mississippi Headwaters State Forest dominates this landscape in northern Minnesota, where dense woodlands are broken by an intricate system of lakes and wetlands. The orthophotomap format reveals the actual density of the forest canopy and the precise shoreline of Grant Lake, Wolf Lake, and the smaller Little Buzzle Lake to the north. Settlement is concentrated along the transportation corridors, particularly where the Burlington Northern railroad runs through the village of Wilton.

Further north, the Red Lake Indian Reservation boundary and the historic Old Indian Treaty Boundary slash diagonally across the township, marking the complex history of land division in Beltrami County. Local landmarks such as the Lookout Tower near Pinewood Cemetery and the Trinity Ch near Funkley provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of these rural communities.