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2010 Map of Morton

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Morton
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 valley dominates this landscape, where the settlements of Morton and Franklin sit on opposite ends of a fertile agricultural corridor. Significant for genealogists and local historians, the area is marked by numerous burial grounds including the Saint Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery, Patten Pioneer Cemetery, and the Lower Sioux Community Cemetery. These sites, along with the Post-Newton Cemetery, reflect the diverse cultural history and early pioneer settlements along the river bluffs.

Water management is a visible priority across the terrain, evidenced by extensive drainage systems like County Ditch Number One Hundred Eleven and Ditch Number Twelve. The map also details early educational infrastructure through numbered rural school sites such as School Number 13 and School Number 20. From the Leo Hogan Wildlife Pond Dam to the confluence of Birch Coulee Creek and Wabasha Creek, the documentation captures the intersection of natural waterways and modern civil engineering in Renville County.