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2022 Map of Lafayette

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Lafayette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Lafayette serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape where the border between Sibley Co and Nicollet Co follows the line of 340th St. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated network of water management, including the extensive Judicial Ditch Number One and numerous county ditches that drain the prairie for farming. A notable geographic feature is the Cottonwood Lakebed, illustrating how the hydrology of the region has been modified over decades.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural burial sites, such as the Clear Lake Lutheran Cem and Methodist Cem. In the southern reaches of the map, the name Old Fort Rd hints at earlier transportation corridors that predated the modern grid. Small waterways like Huelskamp Cr and the S Br Rush River continue to meander through the structured farm plots, providing a contrast to the engineered drainage system.