2010 Map of Bechyn

About this map

Bechyn serves as the quiet anchor of this rural Renville County landscape, situated near the intersection of County Hwy-1 and 730th Ave. This corner of Minnesota is defined by its rectilinear grid of section roads, including 280th St and 800th Ave, which carve the prairie into productive agricultural tracts. Waterways provide the primary break in this geometry, with the West Fork Beaver Creek and East Fork Beaver Creek meandering through the fields to converge into Beaver Creek in the south. Local history is physically preserved at Saint Mary's Bechyn Cemetery, while Smith Creek drains the southwestern portion of the map. The layout reflects a deeply established farming community where drainage and transport are the fundamental drivers of the landscape's organization.