2022 Map of Hope

About this map

Hope and Ellendale anchor this portion of Steele County, revealing a landscape defined by the precision of the Public Land Survey System. The region is dotted with significant genealogical sites, including the Zion Lutheran Church Cem, the Danish Cem, and Berlin Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the area's immigrant heritage and early rural communities. The drainage of the Little Le Sueur River and the Straight River provides a natural contrast to the rigid grid of section roads like SW 68th St and Co Hwy 4. To the south, the presence of Lonergan Lake and Beaver Lake, connected by S Beaver Lake Rd, highlights the glacial geography of the Minnesota prairie. This survey captures the enduring agricultural character of the townships of T106N R21W and T105N R21W, where farmsteads are linked by a dense network of county highways and local roads.