Zerkel is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Rice Township, Clearwater County,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, United States. In the past it has also been referred to as "Pine Center." It lies south of the city of Bagley and west of

Itasca State Park Itasca State Park () is a state park of Minnesota, United States, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The park spans of northern Minnesota, and is located about north of Park Rapids, Minnesota and from Bagley, Minnesota. The ...

and

Lake Itasca Lake Itasca ( ) is a small glacial lake, approximately in area. It is located in Itasca State Park, in south-eastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north-central Minnesota, and is notable for being the headwater of the Mississip ...

. Clearwater County Road 37 and State Highways 92 ( MN 92) and 200 ( MN 200) are the main routes in the community. Zerkel is located within the White Earth State Forest.

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Unincorporated communities in Clearwater County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{ClearwaterCountyMN-geo-stub