2013 Map of Myrtle

About this map

Myrtle stands as the primary community in this section of Freeborn County, characterized by a highly managed agricultural landscape. The rural grid is defined by extensive drainage systems such as Judicial Ditch Number Twenty and County Ditch Number Fortyine, reflecting the area's transformation for large-scale farming. Notable for genealogists, the map reveals a dense distribution of small rural burial grounds that speak to the heritage of early settlers, including the Bohemian Cem and Krikva Cem. These sites, along with others like Darish Cem and Wanders Rest Cem, are scattered across the terrain between the meandering courses of Deer Cr and Peter Lund Cr. In the southwest corner, the settlement of Gordonsville provides another focal point for local history research near the intersection of Us 65 and the rural road network.