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1967 Map of Lake Hanska West

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lake Hanska West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Lake Hanska dominates the southern landscape of this mid-1960s agricultural survey, its northwestern reaches defined by a distinct spillway. The terrain is shaped by a complex network of man-made waterways like County Ditch No 11 and Judicial Ditch No 5, which facilitate drainage across the townships of Stark, Albin, Mulligan, and Leavenworth. These ditches underscore the region's intensive conversion to farmland, even as the meandering Cottonwood River and Little Cottonwood River maintain their natural courses through the north and center.

Small settlements and community hubs are scattered throughout the rural sections, including the hamlet of Iberia and the uniquely named Quail Trap Sch. Genealogists will find particular value in the numbered schoolhouses like School No 209 and School No 197, which served the local farm families before further school consolidation changed the rural social structure. The presence of the Sleepy Eye Municipal Airport in the north indicates the modernization of local infrastructure during this era.