2016 Map of Normania

About this map

Normania sits at the heart of this agricultural landscape in Yellow Medicine County, where the plains are defined by a network of drainage and prairie water bodies. The Yellow Medicine River winds through the southern reaches of the township, while Spellman Lake and Miedd Lake occupy the eastern sections. This survey provides a precise look at the rural social geography of the area, anchored by several denominationally distinct burial grounds including the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cem, Saint Lucas Cem, and Bethlehem Cem. The township's rectilinear road grid, composed of thoroughfares like Co Hwy 3 and 170th Ave, organizes the prairie into a pattern of farmsteads and fields characteristic of the Upper Midwest. Minor waterways like Spring Creek cut across these sections, revealing the subtle topography that influenced early settlement and cemetery placement on higher ground.