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2013 Map of Elrosa

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Elrosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Stearns County centers on the settlement of Elrosa, situated at the intersection of Us-71 and Co HWY-13. This 2013 survey illustrates a region defined by its sophisticated drainage network, featuring managed waterways like County Ditch Number Nine and County Ditch Number Fortyfour. These man-made improvements to the natural hydrology of Stony Cr and the N Fork Crow River facilitate the extensive farming operations that dominate the grid-patterned terrain.

Local history and genealogy are preserved in landmarks such as Saints Peter and Paul Cem near the town center and the more secluded Unity Cem to the northwest. The southern portion of the quadrangle is marked by George Lake, providing a natural contrast to the surrounding productive acreage. The inclusion of the local Po and a dense network of numbered avenues and streets reflects the organized rural infrastructure of central Minnesota in the early twenty-first century.