2022 Map of Harder Lake

About this map

Windom sits at the southern edge of this Cottonwood County landscape, where the prairie begins to break toward the meandering course of the Des Moines River. This 2022 survey captures the agricultural grid typical of southwestern Minnesota, defined by an extensive network of county roads like Co Hwy 22 and Co Rd 13. The topography is punctuated by numerous glacial depressions and wetlands, most notably Harder Lake, Arnolds Lake, and the cluster known as String Lakes. These water bodies and the riparian corridor of the Des Moines River Trl provide the primary breaks in a landscape dominated by section lines and farmstead access. Genealogists and local historians can use the precise grid of 400-series avenues and numbered streets to locate specific historical properties and family lands across the townships of t106n r37w and t106n r36w.