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2017 Map of Canova West

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Canova West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Canova and Vilas anchor this rural landscape in Miner County, where the transition between the rolling hills of the Coteau des Prairies and the surrounding plains is marked by a complex network of glacial wetlands and depressions. The town of Canova occupies the southeastern corner, with street names like Railroad St and South St suggesting the traditional grid layout common to small prairie railroad towns. Further west, Saint Paul's Cem serves as a localized landmark for genealogists and family historians researching the surrounding agricultural townships.

Water management and natural drainage define the terrain, as seen in the wandering course of Wolf Cr and the W Fork Vermillion River. The map meticulously details the section-line road system, including routes like 234th St and 430th Ave, which have structured the land since the era of original homesteading. This 2017 survey reflects a modern agricultural landscape that remains deeply tied to its late 19th-century settlement patterns.