Loading map...

2013 Map of Montevideo

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Montevideo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Montevideo sits at the confluence of the Chippewa River and the Minnesota River, a geographic focal point in Western Minnesota where Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine counties meet. The landscape is characterized by a mix of municipal development and agricultural drainage systems like County Ditch Number Sixtyseven and County Ditch Number Fiftynine. The town's historical and recreational identity is centered around features like the Chippewa City Pioneer Village, located near the Chippewa County Fairgrounds and the Fiesta City Speedway.

Genealogists and local historians can trace several burial grounds across the rural township, including Sunset Memorial Cem, Strombeck Cem, and the remote Black Oak Lake Cem to the southeast. To the south, the village of Wegdahl overlooks a bend in the Minnesota River near Brafees Cr, while the river valley itself is punctuated by numerous wetlands and backwaters such as Long Slough, Round Slough, and Carlton Lake.