2016 Map of New Richland

About this map

New Richland sits at the southwestern edge of this landscape, where the grid of city streets transitions into the expansive agricultural terrain of Waseca and Steele Counties. The area is defined by its deep Scandinavian and Lutheran heritage, evidenced by a dense network of local cemeteries and churches such as the Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cem and the Pontoppidan Lutheran Cem. These sites, alongside the Vista Covenant Church Cem, reflect the early immigrant settlements of Vista and Lemond. The hydrology of the region is dominated by the meandering Le Sueur River and its tributary, the Little Le Sueur River, which carve through the till plains. Distinctive glacial features like Saint Olaf Lake, Reese Lake, and Fosilen Lake punctuate the eastern half of the map, providing natural landmarks amidst the strictly regular section lines of the Public Land Survey System.