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2010 Map of Belview

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Belview serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Redwood County, anchored by its core services at the Belview Post Office. The town is surrounded by a strictly organized grid of rural roads, including Garden Ave and Ideal Ave, which partition the fertile prairie. Local heritage is preserved at the Belview Cemetery just south of town and Saint Henry Cemetery to the southeast, providing valuable location data for genealogists and local historians.

The natural hydrology of the region is defined by the winding paths of Ramsey Creek and Echo Creek, which stand in contrast to the engineered drainage systems of the early 21st century. Significant water management features like Judicial Ditch Number Thirtytwo and Judicial Ditch Number Thirtythree illustrate the intensive land use required for modern farming in southern Minnesota, showing how the natural prairie was adapted for high-yield agriculture.