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2013 Map of Glencoe

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Glencoe serves as the primary hub in this McLeod County landscape, situated where MN-22 and US-212 converge. The town's grid is dense with residential streets and local landmarks such as the Po, while the surrounding prairie is defined by a complex drainage network. The S Fork Crow River meanders through the northern half of the quadrangle, joined by the waters of Bear Cr and several engineered channels including County Ditch Number Twenty-six.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and glacial history is visible in the transition of water bodies like Swan Lakebed and Bog Lakebed, which suggest a changing hydrology. For genealogists and local historians, several rural landmarks are preserved, including the small settlement of Koniska and its associated Koniska Cem, alongside other burial grounds like Bear Creek Cem and Getchell Cem. These sites, scattered among the section lines, anchor the family histories of this Minnesota farming community.