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2013 Map of Hayward

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Hayward
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Hayward is a central focal point for this section of Freeborn County, where residential streets like Main St meet the local agricultural landscape. The surrounding terrain is heavily defined by an intricate network of drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch Number Eighteen, County Ditch Number Twelve, and County Ditch Number Fortyseven, which manage the water levels of the fertile prairie lands. These systems weave between smaller named settlements such as Petran, Sigsbee, and Hollandale Junction.

Genealogists and local historians will find several well-marked burial sites across the township, such as Hayward Cem, Oakland Lutheran Cem, and the Moscow Cem to the northeast. The presence of the Albert Lea - Austin Kampground and Holiday Park Gold Course indicates the area's modern role as a recreational corridor between larger regional centers, while names like Muckland and Twin Grove provide specific geographic markers of the early agricultural character of the southern Minnesota plains.