2016 Map of Easton

About this map

The town of Easton serves as the primary focal point of this agricultural landscape in southern Minnesota, situated near the southern edge of the quadrangle. The map documents a sophisticated drainage network essential for prairie farming, most notably the meandering course of the Maple River and the engineered County Ditch Number Seventythree. Local heritage is anchored by significant sites like the Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cem on the outskirts of town and the more isolated Lura Cem further north. The terrain is dotted with several water bodies that speak to the region's glacial history, including Lura Lake in the northwest corner and a portion of Minnesota Lake to the east. The township lines and road grid, including numerous numbered routes like Co RD 17, define a highly organized rural structure where the boundary between Blue Earth Co and Faribault Co bisects the northern half of the sheet.