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2019 Map of Morton SE

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Morton SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Franklin and its surrounding agricultural landscape in Renville County define this portion of the Minnesota River valley area. The map reveals a high concentration of burial sites reflecting the region's diverse heritage, including the Finnish Cem, Hauges Cem, and the Fort Ridgely and Dale Cem. These sites, along with Franklin Cem and Gilbert Borth Cem, provide significant touchstones for genealogical research in this rural township.

The hydrology of the region is characterized by natural streams like Threemile Cr and Fort Ridgely Cr, which are supplemented by an extensive system of man-made waterways such as County Ditch Number One Hundred Forty and County Ditch Number One Hundred Fifteen. This network illustrates the long-term engineering required to manage the prairie wetlands for farming. A structured grid of section roads, including Co HWY 2 and 400th ST, connects the scattered farmsteads across the township.