2013 Map of Heron Lake NE

About this map

Amo Cem and United Amo Cem stand as significant genealogical anchors in this portion of Cottonwood County, marking the history of local settlement near the headwaters of the Des Moines River. The landscape is defined by a series of prairie potholes and basins, including Augusta Lake, Little Lake, and the western cluster of Long Lake and Round Lake. The presence of the Berry Lakebed in the northwest suggests a changing hydrological environment, likely influenced by the extensive drainage systems common to this agricultural region, such as County Ditch Number Twentynine. A strictly rectilinear grid of section roads, from 340th St down to 420th St, dictates the movement across this rural terrain, where small family cemeteries remain some of the few named landmarks outside of the natural water bodies and drainage ways.