2019 Map of Echo

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Minnesota River Valley comes into focus through this 2019 survey of the border between Yellow Medicine and Redwood counties. Centered on the prairie settlements of Echo and Vesta, the map illustrates a highly organized drainage system essential to the region's farming economy. A network of numbered water management features, including County Ditch Number Ninetytwo and Judicial Ditch Number Thirtythree, crisscrosses the township lines, supplementing natural water bodies like Curtis Lake and the Redwood River. Local genealogy and land use patterns are anchored by sites such as the German Cem and the Holy Name Catholic Church Cem, providing specific points of interest for those tracing family history in these rural townships. The map's grid of section roads and county highways reflects the enduring structure of the Public Land Survey System in this part of the Midwest.