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2016 Map of Mentor

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Mentor serves as the central hub of this Polk County landscape, situated where the railway corridors meet the northern shores of Maple Lake. The area's settlement history is clearly visible through a dense concentration of local burial grounds, including the Saint Lawrence Cem and Faith Cem near the town center, and the Hitterdal Cem to the west. These sites, along with the First English Lutheran Cem and Lakeside Cem, suggest a well-established community structure deeply rooted in the surrounding prairie and lakeside terrain.

Water management and natural basins define the geography, from the engineered paths of County Ditch Number Fourteen and Judicial Ditch Number Sixtyfour to the recreational and ecological areas surrounding Maple Bay and Braaten Lake. To the south, the settlement at Maple Bay is marked by its own dedicated institutions, including the Maple Bay Cem and Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cem, indicating a distinct local identity centered on the southern reaches of the lake.