2011 Map of May Lake SE

About this map

Hoffnungsthal Cemetery serves as a central landmark in this portion of McIntosh County, reflecting the deep-rooted German-Russian heritage of the region. The landscape is structured by a rigid section-line road grid, where routes like 41st Ave SE and 95th St SE cut across prairie terrain dotted with numerous small, unnamed glacial wetlands and seasonal ponds. This 2011 survey captures the area's agricultural character, dominated by large open fields and a few isolated outposts such as Rau Field in the southeastern corner. The absence of major settlements highlights the enduring rural nature of the northern Great Plains, where the topography is shaped as much by these small water bodies as by the human-imposed geometry of 90th St SE and other local section roads.