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2010 Map of Plato

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Plato
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Plato serves as the central hub of this McLeod County landscape, situated where the Plato Post Office and local streets meet the agricultural plains. The area is defined by its drainage patterns, with the South Fork Crow River winding across the northern section and Buffalo Creek flowing through the south. These waterways, along with features like Brush Lakebed and Kennison Lakebed, illustrate a terrain deeply tied to the management of glacial till and prairie wetlands.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history in the numerous burial grounds scattered across the townships, including Saint Johns Cemetery, Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, and Bergan Township Cemetery. The southern edge of the map is dominated by transportation and infrastructure, featuring the Glencoe Municipal Airfield and the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery. The rigid grid of section roads like Bergen RD and Brush Prairie RD underscores the systematic land division that has shaped this Minnesota farming community since its settlement.