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1965 Map of Montevideo

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Montevideo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Montevideo sits at the confluence of the Chippewa River and the Minnesota River, serving as a central hub for western Minnesota's river-valley agriculture in the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a developed local infrastructure, from the Montevideo Airport north of town to the numerous educational facilities like Ramsey Sch, Sibley Sch, and the High School. The landscape is a mix of urban density and agrarian townships such as Sparta and Tunsberg, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad threading through the river bottoms.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several local burial grounds, including Sunset Memorial Cemetery and St Joseph Cem. The area's social fabric is further detailed by the presence of outlying institutions like St Johns Ch and the many numbered rural schoolhouses, such as School No 278, reflecting the transition from traditional rural school districts toward modern consolidation in the valley.