2016 Map of Hamburg

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Hamburg and the surrounding township occupies a glaciated terrain defined by numerous lakes and drainage networks along the border of Carver and Sibley Counties. This 2016 survey illustrates a region where local heritage is preserved in a high density of rural burial grounds and parish centers, including the Emanuel Lutheran Church Cem and the Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cem. The land is heavily managed for water control, notably via the Judicial Ditch Number Three A, which connects the wetlands surrounding Frederick Lake and Washington Lake. Smaller settlements like Assumption serve as focal points for the farming community, while family-named landmarks such as the Bovy Family Cem and Snapsburg Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the early German and European families of the Minnesota river valley hinterlands.