1967 Map of New Richland

About this map

New Richland serves as the primary hub of this south-central Minnesota landscape in the late 1960s, situated along the Chicago and North Western railroad line. The map reveals a highly structured agricultural environment defined by an extensive drainage network, including County Ditch No 33 and Ditch No 5, which feed into the meandering Le Sueur River. For genealogists, the survey identifies numerous small community burial sites such as Otisco Cem, Calvary Cem, and the Otisco-Lemond Cem further north. Cultural landmarks like the Le Sueur River Ch and School No 2137 illustrate the dispersed rural settlement pattern of Waseca and Steele Counties. Natural features like St Olaf Lake and the Teal State Wildlife Management Area provide contrast to the rectilinear grid of township boundaries and farmstead roads.