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2022 Map of Brandon

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Brandon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The village of Brandon serves as a focal point for this section of Douglas County, where the Central Lakes State Trl follows the old rail corridor through the heart of town. This landscape is defined by its glacial history, evidenced by a dense network of water bodies including Whiskey Lake, Aldrich Lake, and Little Chippewa Lake. These lakes are not merely geographic features but anchors for local communities and family-named developments like Moe Heights.

Genealogists will find this area particularly significant due to the high density of burial grounds relative to the small settlements. Five distinct cemeteries, including the West Moe Cem and the East Moe Lutheran Churc Cem, are preserved here, often associated with early immigrant parishes. The presence of Angen Field and various rural road networks like Co RD 7 NW and Tanglewood RD NW show the continued evolution of this agricultural and lake-focused region.