2016 Map of Gaylord

About this map

Gaylord serves as the central hub of this Sibley County landscape, where the local street grid transitions into a vast network of section roads and drainage systems. The town’s identity is closely tied to its proximity to Titlow Lake, with residential and civic life centered around thoroughfares like State Ave and Lake Blvd. Evidence of the area's agricultural foundation is seen in the extensive water management network, including High Island Ditch Number Five and County Ditch Number Fortythree, which channel water toward the Middle Br Rush River. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed, locating several family-named and community burial sites such as Altnow Cem, Beatty Cem, Gasow Cem, and Saint John's Cem. These landmarks, along with numerous glacial basins like Weimann Lake and Beatty Lake, illustrate the enduring relationship between the community and its prairie pothole geography.