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2010 Map of Albert Lea West

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Albert Lea West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Freeborn County is defined by a complex network of drainage systems, including Judicial Ditch Number Five and County Ditch Number Nine, which navigate the glacial topography north of Albert Lea. Small crossroads communities like Manchester and Armstrong serve as anchors for the surrounding farms, with the Manchester Post Office marking the village center. The map reveals a transition from these open fields to the suburban fringes of the city, where residential streets like Edgewater Dr and W Richway Dr wrap around the northern shores of Fountain Lake.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local burial sites, from the West Freeborn Cemetery in the north to the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake at the southern border. The presence of the Freeborn County Landing Strip and the uniquely named Gerold and Robert Pestorious Fish Pond Dam reflect the local infrastructure and private land use typical of this Minnesota region at the start of the 21st century.