2016 Map of Blooming Prairie

About this map

Blooming Prairie serves as the primary hub on this 2016 survey, situated at the junction of several county roads and highways in a landscape heavily defined by agricultural drainage and natural watercourses. The town's grid is detailed with a Po and primary thoroughfares like Main St W. The surrounding countryside reveals a persistent network of small cemeteries that mark early settlement patterns, including First Lutheran Cem to the northeast and Red Oak Grove Cem near the center of the sheet. The terrain is drained by the Cedar River and Deer Cr, with man-made interventions such as Magnuson Ditch illustrating the long-standing management of the local watershed for farming. This map provides a clear record of the intersection between Steele, Dodge, Freeborn, and Mower counties, where rural life remains anchored by these small communities and their land-use history.