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2016 Map of Madelia

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Madelia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Madelia sits as the central hub of this Southern Minnesota landscape, where the Watonwan River and its tributary, Spring Brook, wind through a grid of agricultural townships. The river's path is marked by infrastructure such as the Warren Truss Bridge, while the surrounding terrain is notable for several former water bodies now identified as beds, including Hopkins Lakebed, Lau Lakebed, and Goose Lakebed. These features suggest a changing hydrological landscape as local drainage and farming evolved over generations.

Genealogists and local historians can find a high density of burial sites clustered near the settlement, including Riverside Cem, Calvary Cem, and Madelia Cem. Further out, the Old Faith Lutheran Cem and Linden Cem mark earlier community centers along the county lines between Brown and Watonwan. The map records a transition from traditional rural routes like Elm Creek Rd and Hammond Hwy to the modern bypass of Hwy 60 SE, which now skirts the southern edge of the town center.