2019 Map of Ellerth

About this map

Ellerth serves as the primary focal point of this Marshall County landscape, where the grid of rural section roads meets the natural curves of the Snake River. The terrain is defined by its drainage and irrigation patterns, most notably the Main Judicial Ditch Number Fifteen and the Middle River to the north. For those researching local family history, the map preserves the locations of Bethania Cem and Bethesda Cem, both situated near the riverbanks. The surveyor's grid is remarkably precise here, with numbered avenues like 200th Ave NW and 210th Ave NW creating a rhythmic pattern across the agricultural flats of northwestern Minnesota. The relationship between the meandering natural waterways and the straight-line drainage ditches reflects a long history of water management in this prairie region.