2013 Map of Lakefield

About this map

Lakefield anchors this Jackson County landscape, situated at the intersection of MN-86 and 820th St. The town's grid is detailed with residential streets and local landmarks including the Po and Immanuel Cem. To the north and west, the terrain is defined by the expansive waters of South Heron Lake and the smaller Lake Flaherty, which are connected to a sophisticated water management system of drainage canals like Judicial Ditch Number Seventeen and County Ditch Number Eleven. This network of ditches illustrates the historical effort to manage the high water table of the prairie pothole region for agricultural use. Rural heritage is preserved in sites like the Heron Lake Cem, located north of town near the section lines that define the region's rectilinear road network of avenues and streets.