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2013 Map of Gibbon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Gibbon serves as the central hub of this Sibley County landscape, where the town's residential grid meets the arterial MN-19. The surrounding terrain is a complex network of agricultural water management, defined by numerous engineered waterways such as Judicial Ditch Number Eight and County Ditch Number Nineteen. This intricate drainage system reveals the historical effort required to make this prairie land productive for farming, significantly altering natural features like the Alkali Lakebed and directing flow into the Middle Br Rush River.

Genealogists will find this 2013 survey particularly valuable for its precise location of community landmarks. Several burial grounds surround the settlement, including Saint Peter's Evangelical Cem, Saint Willibrord Cem, and Augustana Cem, each serving as a marker of the area's denominational history. To the south, the map reaches the shores of Swan Lake, while Eightmile Cr meanders through the lower sections, providing a contrast to the geometric precision of the county's road and ditch network.