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1967 Map of Matawan

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Matawan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad forms the industrial spine of this south-central Minnesota landscape, anchoring the settlements of Matawan and Wells. This late-1960s survey captures a rural environment defined by extensive drainage management, including County Ditch No 40 and County Ditch No 1, which supported agriculture across the townships of Dunbar, Vivian, and Byron. The landscape is etched by the meandering courses of the Cobb River, Maple River, and Cobb Creek, providing a natural contrast to the surveyed grid of section lines and fence rows.

Local civic life is visible through landmarks such as St Pauls Ch and a central Townhall. Notable for genealogists and local historians, the map identifies a specific Cem and the small-town infrastructure of the era, including Sewage Disposal Ponds near Wells and Penny Lake in Carlston township. The map provides a detailed look at the rural intersection of Faribault, Waseca, and Freeborn counties during a period of steady mid-century farming.