2016 Map of Blomkest

About this map

Agricultural patterns and a grid-like road network define this portion of the Minnesota prairie, where the towns of Roseland and Blomkest serve as local hubs. The landscape is marked by the systematic drainage of County Ditch Number Eighty, a common feature in this region's transformation for intensive farming. Genealogists will find several significant burial grounds, including Hardanger Cem in the north and the Roseland Christian Reformed Cem situated just outside its namesake settlement. The border between Kandiyohi Co and Renville Co is delineated by the Kandi-Renville Co Line Rd, illustrating how administrative boundaries often follow the established section lines of the Public Land Survey System in this part of the Midwest.