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2019 Map of Adrian

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Adrian
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Adrian sits at the southern edge of this Nobles County landscape, where the street grid is marked by state-named avenues like Kentucky Ave and Pennsylvania Ave. The town is positioned along the winding course of Kanaranzi Creek, which flows through the prairie before meeting the E Br Kanaranzi Cr. To the north, the smaller settlement of Lismore serves as a secondary anchor for the rural township.

The geography is dominated by the Coteau des Prairies, a high plateau that influences the drainage of local waterways like Elk Cr. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, including the Norwegian Lutheran Cem in the northwest and both the Adrian Cem and Saint Adrian Cem near the southern population center. This arrangement reflects the distinct ethnic and religious pockets that settled this portion of the Minnesota prairie.