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2010 Map of Morgan NE

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Morgan NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Minnesota River meanders across this rural Nicollet County landscape, shaping a terrain defined by its intricate drainage network and agricultural heritage. The waterway is punctuated by local transit points such as Petersen Bridge and the river access at Keitners Landing, reflecting a history of river-dependent movement. Numerous small creeks and ditches, including Threemile Creek, Spring Creek, and Judicial Ditch Number Eighteen, cut through the grid of section roads to feed the primary river valley.

For family historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites that trace the area's pioneer and early-20th-century settlement patterns. These include the Mount Hope Cemetery, Camp Cemetery, Boyum Farm Cemetery, Immanuel Cemetery, Eden Cemetery, and Zion Cemetery. The presence of Long Tree Lake and various oxbows along the river corridor further characterizes the low-lying hydrology of this Minnesota prairie region at the start of the 21st century.