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2022 Map of Chester

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Chester sits along the southern edge of this landscape, where the local rail corridor has been repurposed into the Great River Ridge State Trl. This trail follows a diagonal path through the countryside, crossing the N Fork Whitewater River near the small settlement of Viola. The area is defined by a dense network of township roads and county highways, including Co Hwy 14 and Co Hwy 9, which connect dispersed farmsteads across the undulating terrain between Olmsted Co and Wabasha Co.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds preserved across the townships, such as Saint John's Lutheran Cem and Haverhill Cem. Waterways like Silver Creek and Dry Cr carve through the agricultural fields, illustrating the drainage patterns of this southeastern Minnesota region. To the northeast, the community of Elgin marks the upper reach of the survey, anchored by traditional land divisions and established rural road grids.