2010 Map of Nicollet

About this map

Nicollet serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape, where the Nicollet Post Office and local streets like Birch St anchor the small community. The surrounding terrain is defined by a complex network of glacial lakes and managed waterways, including the expansive Swan Lake and the indented shoreline of Wiwi Bay. Evidence of the area's social history is found in the distribution of several burial grounds, such as the Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery near Poor Farm Landing and the Gleason Private Cemetery, which reflect the early settlement patterns and rural life of the county. The landscape is also heavily shaped by drainage engineering, with numerous numbered canals like County Ditch Number Thirty A and County Ditch Number Eleven crisscrossing the fields to manage the water levels of the surrounding wetlands and lakes.