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1969 Map of Bertrand

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Bertrand
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Bertrand and Diehlstadt anchor this 1969 topographic portrait of the lowlands where Scott and Mississippi Counties meet. The landscape is defined by an intensive network of drainage engineering, with features like Brushy Lake Ditch, Blue Ditch, and Maple Slough Ditch cutting through the terrain to manage the fertile soils of Long Prairie. This drainage system allowed for the agricultural development of areas formerly characterized by the Sandy Woods and bottomlands.

The Missouri Pacific railroad serves as a primary transit corridor, linking these small settlements to the wider region. Local history and genealogy researchers will find several well-placed landmarks, including the Maynard Cem north of Diehlstadt and the Oak Grove Cemetery to the east. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits in the northwest suggests localized extractive industry occurring alongside the dominant agricultural patterns of the late 1960s.