2013 Map of Frost

About this map

Frost and the smaller settlement of Dell anchor this agricultural region of Faribault County, defined by a highly organized system of section-line roads and drainage infrastructure. The landscape is dominated by the meandering course of the E Br Blue Earth River and an extensive network of managed waterways, including County Ditch Number Fiftyfive, County Ditch Number Thirtyone, and County Ditch Number One Hundred Two. These ditches reflect the intensive engineering required to maintain the productivity of the Southern Minnesota prairie. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies several significant community sites, such as the Po in Frost and a series of rural burying grounds including Emerald Cem, Bethany Cem, and the S Blue Earth Lutheran Cem. The grid of avenues and streets, such as 470th Ave and 70th St, provides precise coordinates for locating century-old farmsteads and family land holdings.