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2016 Map of Milroy

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Milroy area is defined by a rigorous grid of section lines and an extensive drainage network designed to support large-scale farming. Water management is a primary feature of this terrain, ranging from the natural winding of the Redwood River in the north and Sleepy Eye Cr in the south to the engineered precision of the County Ditch Number Ninetythree and the Judicial Ditch Number Fourteen and Fifteen.

Genealogists and local historians can find several denominational burial grounds surrounding the town center, including the Danish Cem to the northeast and Saint Johns Cem nearby. The map documents the boundary between Lyon and Redwood Counties, following Lyon Redwood Rd, where the township-and-range system creates a consistent checkerboard of homesteads and access roads like Acorn Ave and Aspen Ave.