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2010 Map of Emmons

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Emmons
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Emmons anchors the southwestern corner of this landscape in Freeborn County, positioned where the Minnesota prairie meets the Iowa border at State Line Lake. The topography is defined by a dense network of glacial basins and agricultural water management, including the expansive Bear Lake and the interconnected waters of Upper Twin Lake and Lower Twin Lake. A distinct pattern of local history is visible through the numerous rural burial grounds that serve the surrounding farmsteads, such as Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery and Shady Oak Cemetery.

The small settlement of Twin Lakes sits near the center of the sheet, served by the Twin Lakes Post Office and situated along Goose Creek. The grid of section roads and drainage projects like Judicial Ditch Number Nine and County Ditch Number Ten illustrate a century of landscape engineering designed to support the region's productive agricultural economy. These features provide a clear view of the area's social and geographic organization in the early 21st century.