2010 Map of Kerkhoven SW

About this map

Louriston is the central settlement in this agricultural section of Chippewa County, where a grid of rural roads connects scattered farmsteads and communal gathering points. The landscape is marked by the presence of three distinct burial grounds—the Louriston Township Cemetery, Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, and Buffalo Lake Cemetery—which serve as enduring links to the area's early families and pioneer heritage. In the northwestern corner, Shakopee Lake provides a natural break in the terrestrial geometry of sections and ranges. The map also identifies Winter Strip, suggesting local aviation infrastructure within this prairie setting. The orderly arrangement of routes like 70th St NE and 60th Ave NE reflects the systematic land divisions that have defined this region since the original land surveys.