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2012 Map of Colton

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Colton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Minnehaha County is defined by a grid of section-line roads and scattered spiritual landmarks. The town of Colton serves as the primary hub, where the local Po and street grid at the intersection of N Main Ave and W 1st St anchor the community. Beyond the town limits, the terrain is marked by essential local history sites, including the Taopi Cem to the west and the Minnehaha Cem to the south along 465th Ave.

Water features such as Buffalo Slough, Spring Lake, and Anderson Slough drain the northern reaches of the quadrangle, while Colton Cr winds past the settlement of Huntimer. For genealogists and local historians, the distribution of burial grounds like Huntimer Cem, Bethania Cem, and Saint Ansgar Cem provides a clear window into the early township settlements and the families that established these prairie communities.