2016 Map of Lakefield

About this map

Lakefield serves as the primary hub of this Jackson County landscape, where the grid of city streets like Broadway Ave meets the expansive agricultural reaches of southwestern Minnesota. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated system of water management, illustrated by the presence of Judicial Ditch Number Three and County Ditch Number Eleven, which channel water across the flat prairie lands. To the west and north, the natural hydrology of the region remains visible in S Heron Lake and Lake Flaherty, significant water bodies that break up the section-line road network. Local history and genealogy are anchored by established sites such as Heron Lake Cem near the northern border and Immanuel Cem just west of the town center, marking the generations that have worked this productive farmland.