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2018 Map of Cogswell

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cogswell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The prairie town of Cogswell serves as the central hub for this Sargent County landscape, where a grid of rural section lines meets a network of water and wetlands. The settlement's street plan, featuring Prospect Ave and numbered avenues from 1st Ave through 7th Ave, reflects a structured layout typical of Great Plains agricultural centers. Outside the town limits, the terrain is characterized by numerous glacial depressions, including Meszaros Slough and the winding course of the Wild Rice River in the southeast.

Genealogists will find significant value in the preservation of local burial sites, with the Mount Calvary Cem located just west of town and the Old Sargent Cem to the south. Further west, the smaller settlement of Nicholson is documented alongside the Nicholson Cem, illustrating the early 20th-century distribution of communities across the township. Managed water systems, like Ditch Number 11, highlight the long-standing efforts to regulate the seasonal hydrology of the region.