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2019 Map of Fertile

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Fertile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Fertile is the primary settlement on this Polk County prairie landscape, situated near the southern bend of the Sand Hill River. The town is a concentrated hub of local history and community life, featuring the First Evanger Lutheran Church and several burial grounds, including Concordia Cem, Concordia East Cem, and Saint Joseph Catholic Cem. To the northwest, the isolated Varnes Lutheran Cem stands as a testament to the early rural parish structure of the region.

The topography is defined by the glacial legacy of the Red River Valley, marked by the diagonal path of the Agassiz Trail and the north-south route of the Pembina Trl. These historical corridors cross a terrain dotted with wetlands and small bodies of water such as Kittleson Lake, Little Andrew Lake, and the uniquely named Cheese Brown Lake. Modern infrastructure like the Fertile Municipal Airport and Co Hwy 12 now overlay these ancestral trails, connecting the agricultural grid to the wider state network.