2019 Map of Lake Benton NE

About this map

The town of Ivanhoe sits at the edge of the Coteau des Prairies, a prominent upland plateau that shapes the drainage patterns of this southwestern Minnesota landscape. The headwaters of the Yellow Medicine River and its northern branch, the N Br Yellow Medicine River, wind through a terrain marked by glacial depressions and water bodies including Lake Shaokatan and Ash Lake. The map reveals a land heavily managed for agriculture and drainage, evidenced by the presence of the Judicial Ditch Number Twenty-two and the Swenson Lakebed. For local historians and genealogists, the map identifies several rural landmarks that anchor the community's history, such as West Elim Cem, East Elim Cem, and Shaokatan Cem. A dense network of township and county roads, such as Co RD 16 and 180th Ave, connects these sites across the prairie.