2016 Map of Ostrander

About this map

The agricultural borderlands of Mower Co and Fillmore Co are defined by the convergence of several significant headwaters along the Minnesota and Iowa boundary. The village of Ostrander serves as a local hub in the northern section, while the outskirts of Le Roy anchor the southwest corner near the Upper Iowa River. The landscape is a network of section-line roads and rolling drainage basins, where the Little Iowa River and Beaver Cr carve paths through the tillable acreage. Genealogists and local historians can find several established burial sites across these townships, including Bethany Cem, Bloomfield Cem, and the Ostrander Lutheran Cem. This map illustrates the 21st-century rural infrastructure, showing how modern county highways like CO Hwy 1 and CO Hwy 12 follow the historical settlement patterns established by early farming families in the region.