2013 Map of Echo

About this map

Echo and Vesta anchor this southwestern Minnesota agricultural landscape along the border of Yellow Medicine and Redwood counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of engineered drainage features like County Ditch Number Ninetytwo and Judicial Ditch Number Thirtytwo, illustrating the intensive land management required for prairie farming. Natural water features persist at Curtis Lake and where the Redwood River meanders across the southern section of the survey. Local genealogy and community history are preserved in the locations of the German Cem, the Vesta Cem, and the Holy Name Catholic Church Cem. Transportation is dominated by a strict grid of section-line roads, including Eagle Ave and Co Hwy-30, while the Schmidt Private Airport provides a modern utilitarian landmark in this rural expanse.