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2010 Map of Bingham Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Bingham Lake and the Watonwan River serve as the primary hydrologic anchors of this southwest Minnesota landscape, where the prairie grid of Cottonwood County meets the growing industrial and municipal footprint of Windom. The map captures a transition between the concentrated residential streets of Bingham Lake and the agricultural reaches to the north and west. Rural identity is preserved in small nodes like Delft, which is anchored by its own Delft Post Office and Delft Cemetery.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local data in the scattering of burial grounds, including Carson Cemetery, Voth Cemetery, and the larger Resthaven Memory Gardens. Infrastructure for the era is clearly marked, from the Windom Municipal Airport near Warren Lake to the water control structures at Eagle Lake Dam and Warren Lake Dam. This 2010 survey reflects a region where traditional farmsteads and rural post offices remain vital even as larger municipal centers expand.