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2016 Map of Newfolden

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Newfolden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Newfolden serves as the central hub of this Marshall County landscape, where the winding path of the Middle River meets a strictly organized grid of agricultural section lines and county roads. The settlement is defined by its transit heritage, with Railroad St N and W Minnesota Ave anchoring the town center. This area is notably dense with small family and congregational burial grounds, including Oak Grove Cem, Augustana Cem, and Sorenson Cem, which reflect the generations of Nordic and local heritage in this prairie region.

Water management is a dominant theme across the terrain, evidenced by the extensive Main Judicial Ditch Number Fifteen that cuts a straight north-south line through the western sections. This infrastructure supports the surrounding farmland, including a large tract designated as Farm Service Agency Interest of Minnesota. The map captures the quiet, persistent geometry of rural Minnesota life, from the outlying Folden Cem in the east to the remote Bethlehem Cem near the southern boundary.