2013 Map of Mapleton NE

About this map

The Little Cobb River and Cobb River meander through this agricultural landscape on the border of Blue Earth and Waseca counties. The area is defined by its rural cemetery network, including Medo Center Cem, Medo Cem, Danville Cem, Saint John's Cem, and Catholic Cem, which serve as vital landmarks for genealogists tracing early families in the region. The map captures the hydrography of the prairie, showing Cottonwood Lake and Severson Lake alongside man-made water management features like Judicial Ditch Number Fiftyone. A rigid grid of township roads and county highways, such as MN-30 and MN-83, organizes the farmsteads and connects these small rural hubs, reflecting a late-twentieth-century shift in rural infrastructure while preserving the locations of historic burial grounds.