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2013 Map of Austin West

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Austin West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Moscow and Oakland anchor this portion of the Minnesota landscape along the border of Freeborn and Mower Counties. The terrain is defined by a series of waterways, most notably the winding path of Turtle Cr and Murphy Cr, which drain through the agricultural sections north of Austin. In the northwestern corner, Hickory Lake and Johnson-Pool mark the low-lying glacial depressions characteristic of the region.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the sweep of Interstate 90, featuring the Oakland Woods West Bound Rest Area. Near the growing edges of Austin, the Riverland Community Coll and the residential area of Austin Acres indicate late-twentieth-century development patterns. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of rural burial grounds, including Old Red Oak Grove Cem and Fairview Cem, situated among a dense grid of township roads.