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2022 Map of Padua

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Padua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Bonanza Valley defines the agricultural character of this Stearns County landscape, where the prairie is organized by an orderly grid of section lines and rural roads. Small settlements such as Padua and a portion of Brooten anchor the community, providing focal points for the surrounding farmsteads. Genealogical interest is centered on the Saint-Anthony-Padua Cem near the northern border and the Big Grove Church Cem further south, both situated near historic section corners.

Water management is a defining feature of the terrain, visible in the winding course of the N Fork Crow River and the channelized County Ditch Number Forty-six. The presence of the Brooten Municipal Airport/John O Bohmer Field in the southwest corner reflects the modern integration of aviation into this traditional farming region, while landmarks like Sand Lake and Sedan Brook break the regularity of the cultivated fields.