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2010 Map of Grand Meadow

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Grand Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Grand Meadow serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Mower County, anchored by the Grand Meadow Post Office and the small Grand Meadow Airport located northwest of the town center. The surrounding countryside is defined by a dense network of cemeteries, reflecting the area's deep-rooted settlement history. These sites include Saint Finbarrs Cemetery, Grand Meadow Cemetery, and the Methodist Norwegian Cemetery, alongside family-named landmarks like the Sevar Temanson Cemetery.

The hydrology of the region is shaped by the winding courses of Deer Creek and several forks of Bear Creek, which eventually give way to the South Branch Root River in the southeast. Man-made interventions in the landscape are evident in the Judicial Ditch Number One and the Pine Lawn Park Structure Dam, illustrating the transition from natural prairie drainage to managed farmland infrastructure by the early 21st century.