North America Archives

Dakota County Minnesota Map from Twin Cities Suburbs to the Vermillion River

Dakota County stretches south and southeast from the Twin Cities, beginning with a narrow northern section near Mendota Heights, West

Crow Wing County sits in Minnesota’s north-central lake country, with Brainerd and Baxter forming the clearest urban center in the

Cottonwood County lies in southwestern Minnesota, where small cities are spread across a broad agricultural landscape rather than gathered into

Cook County occupies the northeastern tip of Minnesota, where a long Lake Superior shoreline borders a large interior filled with

Clearwater County stretches north to south across northwestern Minnesota, with a shape that becomes noticeably narrower toward its southern end.

Clay County sits on Minnesota’s western border, where Moorhead and Dilworth occupy the flat Red River plain and the land

Chisago County lies northeast of the Twin Cities, stretching from the I-35 corridor east to the St. Croix River on

Chippewa County lies in western Minnesota, where Montevideo anchors the western side and smaller communities such as Clara City, Milan,

Cass County covers a very large part of north-central Minnesota where Leech Lake dominates the northern interior and communities such