2016 Map of Hayward

About this map

Hayward and the surrounding agricultural landscape of eastern Freeborn County are defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure. This modern survey illustrates how Judicial Ditch Number Eighteen, County Ditch Number Twelve, and County Ditch Number Fortyseven serve the low-lying prairie, facilitating the region's productive farmlands. Smaller watercourses like Turtle Cr, Deer Cr, and Woodbury Cr thread through the township grids of t103n r20w and t102n r19w. Small settlements and loading points like Hollandale Junction, Petran, and Muckland underscore the area's agricultural focus. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the landscape, including Oakland Lutheran Cem and Moscow Cem, which reflect the area's early Lutheran and Adventist heritage near communities like South Hollandale and Sigsbee.