2012 Map of Lynn Lake

About this map

The glacial prairie landscape of Day County is defined by a dense network of seasonal wetlands and small basins, centered on the irregular shoreline of Lynn Lake. This 2012 survey documents a rural environment organized by a strict section-line road grid, including 426th Ave and 134th St, which connects isolated farmsteads across the undulating terrain. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of three historic burial sites: Skudesnes Cem in the north, Bergen Cem near the center of the quadrangle, and New Sweden Cem to the south. These names reflect the Scandinavian heritage common to the region's homesteading era. The landscape remains largely agricultural, with natural drainage patterns and prairie potholes interspersed between the gravel roads and section lines.