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2010 Map of Kerkhoven SE

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Kerkhoven SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Sacred Heart Cemetery stands as a focal point in the southeastern portion of this landscape, situated near the intersection of 160th Ave SE and 10th St SE. The terrain is defined by a dense, systematic grid of rural roads, including arterial routes like County Hwy-2 and 110th Ave NE, which organize the agricultural land into precise sections. This geometric layout reflects the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the Minnesota prairie.

Water features are sparse, with the winding path of Hawk Creek providing the primary natural variation to the rectilinear road network. This creek channel breaks the straight lines of the surrounding township roads, such as 5th St SE and 150th Ave SE, indicating the subtle drainage patterns that shaped local farm placement and land use. The map offers a clear view of the rural infrastructure at the start of the twenty-first century, before modern developments altered these traditional farm-to-market corridors.