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2016 Map of Butterfield

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Butterfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Butterfield serves as the central hub of this 2016 survey, situated along a primary transit corridor in Watonwan County. The town's grid is clearly defined by streets such as Highland Ave N and Maple Ave, while the surrounding landscape is marked by a high density of small lakes and prairie wetlands. These water bodies, including Butterfield Lake, Sulem Lake, and School Lake, dictate the rural road patterns and agricultural boundaries of the region.

Genealogists and local historians will find the locations of the Mennonite Cem to the north and the Butterfield Cem to the south particularly useful for tracing early settler families. The drainage of the land is defined by several waterways, notably Butterfield Cr and Saint James Cr, which eventually lead toward the S Fork Watonwan River in the southwestern corner. The map documents the persistent agricultural character of the area, where section lines and county highways like Co Hwy 10 organize the productive Minnesota prairie.