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2022 Map of Churchill

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Renville County is defined by a sophisticated water management system, visible through the intricate network of canals such as County Ditch Number Four and Judicial Ditch Number Thirtytwo. This drainage infrastructure supports the prairie farmland surrounding the small community of Churchill and the northern edge of Hector. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural society, evidenced by several small family and congregational burial grounds that punctuate the grid of section roads.

Genealogists will find interest in the proximity of Brookfield Cem and Friends Cem near the center of the township, while the Methodist Episcopal Cem sits further east along 850th Ave. These sites, along with Saint Pauls Cem to the south, represent the early settlement patterns of the region. Natural features like Boon Lake and the meandering Buffalo Cr provide a contrast to the engineered channels of County Ditch Number Seven A, showing the remnant hydrology of this part of Minnesota.