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2013 Map of Lafayette

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lafayette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Lafayette serves as the primary hub of this Nicollet County landscape, situated at the junction of MN-15 and Co HWY-1. The map reveals a heavily engineered agricultural environment defined by an extensive network of water management features, including Judicial Ditch Number One, County Ditch Number Seventyseven, and County Ditch Number Eightyfive. This complex drainage system reshaped the natural hydrology of the area, most notably seen in the Cottonwood Lakebed, illustrating the transition from native wetlands to productive farmland.

Genealogists will find significant local landmarks such as Saint Gregory Cem near the town center, along with the Methodist Cem and Clear Lake Lutheran Cem situated among the fields to the north. These sites, along with rural routes like Fort RD and the county line between Sibley Co and Nicollet Co, provide essential markers for tracing family history and the historical development of these Minnesota townships.