2013 Map of Bristol

About this map

Bristol and Somber sit within a landscape shaped by the glacial remnants of the Minnesota-Iowa borderlands. This rural topography is defined by the significant presence of Rice Lake in the southwest and Silver Lake to the north, which includes a designated Silver Lake Access. The agricultural grid is punctuated by small settlements like Norman and Lansrud, connected by a network of county roads such as Co HWY-105 and residential avenues named for flora like Balsam Ave and Dogwood Ave. Water management is central to this prairie environment, evidenced by the channelized path of Ditch Number 6 and the winding course of Elk Cr. These drainage features indicate the persistent effort to manage the high water tables and wetlands characteristic of the region, facilitating the large-scale farming that dominates the terrain between the scattered crossroads communities.