2016 Map of Hancock SW

About this map

The Pomme de Terre River winds through the agricultural landscape of western Minnesota in this 2016 survey, defining the terrain as it meanders southward toward Holloway. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community, marked by a high density of small family and community burial grounds scattered across the townships. Genealogists and local historians can trace the heritage of the area through sites such as Trinity Cem, Smith-Kepner Cem, and multiple locations dedicated to Saint John's Cem. The settlement at Holloway anchors the southern portion of the sheet, while a rigid grid of country roads, including Co RD 56 and Co RD 59, sections the land into productive fields. This late 20th-century landscape maintains the traditional Midwestern settlement pattern, where small churches and cemeteries like Evangelical Cem and Immanuel Cem serve as the primary landmarks between isolated farmsteads.