2019 Map of Lakefield

About this map

Lakefield serves as the central hub of this prairie landscape, where the town's street grid, featuring names like Douglas St, meets a network of rural county roads. The surrounding Jackson County terrain is defined by its complex hydrology, dominated by the expansive waters of South Heron Lake and Lake Flaherty. The transformation of the natural landscape for agriculture is evident in the engineered waterways of Judicial Ditch Number Three and County Ditch Number Eleven, which cut across the township lines of t103n r37w and t102n r37w. For those researching local family history, the map preserves the locations of Heron Lake Cem and Immanuel Cem, situated north of the town center. This survey provides a clear view of the modern infrastructure and drainage systems that support this agricultural region of southern Minnesota.