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St. Louis County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 1
Bars 6
Basins 2
Bays 121
Capes 62
Cliffs 1
Falls 10
Forests 7
Gaps 2
Guts 1
Islands 241
Lakes 795
Ranges 2
Rapids 3
Ridges 1
Streams 329
Summits 10
Swamps 3
Valleys 1
Cultural Features
Airports 32
Bridges 8
Buildings 214
Canals 2
Cemeteries 87
Channels 18
Churches 284
Civil 102
Dams 60
Hospitals 46
Locales 165
Mines 105
Parks 102
Post Offices 44
Reservoirs 57
Schools 125
Towers 50
Trails 10
Tunnels 2
Historical Features
Civil 3
Locales 15
Post Offices 109
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Minnesota's National Historic Landmarks