Lake Simon anchors this West Central Minnesota landscape, where the borders of Pope, Swift, and Kandiyohi counties converge among a glacial lake chain. This 2013 survey illustrates a rural environment defined by water and small-scale agriculture, with the E Br Chippewa River feeding into Gilchrist Lake before winding south. The map is particularly notable for its dense cluster of family and community burial grounds, such as the Scandia Lutheran Cem and the Hitman Family Cem, which suggest a long-established settlement pattern of dispersed farmsteads rather than centralized towns.
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1953 · Saint Cloud
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Saint Cloud
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Saint Cloud
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Sedan
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Sunburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Lake Johanna
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · De Graff
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Terrace
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Lake Simon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Lake Minnewaska
USGS Topo · 1:24,000