2010 Map of Lake Hanska East

About this map

Lake Hanska anchors the southern landscape of this Brown County region, where the prairie gives way to a complex system of glacial basins and watercourses. The drainage patterns here are heavily managed, evidenced by the presence of County Ditch Number Thirtyfour and the Shady Lake Dam. Local history is centered around quiet rural intersections and the Little Cottonwood River, which meanders through the northern section past School Lake and Juni Lake. Genealogists will find this 2010 survey particularly useful for locating the Zion Cemetery and Lake Hanska Cemetery, which serve as permanent markers of the area's agricultural community. The transition from active water bodies to terrain like the Broom Lakebed illustrates the evolving hydrology of the Minnesota countryside.