2019 Map of Granite Falls

About this map

The Minnesota River carves a winding path through this region, forming the natural border between Chippewa Co and Yellow Medicine Co. The city of Granite Falls serves as the central hub, situated along the river's bend where modern infrastructure like the Minnesota West Community and Technical College and the Granite Falls Municipal Airport are established. This 2019 survey documents a landscape defined by its agricultural heritage and water management, evidenced by features such as County Ditch Number Seventy and County Ditch Number Six a. For genealogists and local historians, the map is particularly useful for locating numerous burial sites scattered across the township lines, including Dueland Cem, Granite Falls City Cem, Saint Pauls Cem, Saint Andrews Cem, Hillcrest Cem, and Union Cem, many of which sit near the banks of Palmer Cr and Hazel Cr.