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2016 Map of Plato

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Plato
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Plato stands as a focal point in this 2016 survey of the Minnesota prairie, situated at the junction of Buffalo Cr and a dense network of county ditches. The landscape is defined by its agricultural organization and water management, featuring an intricate system of channels including County-Ditch Number Twenty-eight and Judicial Ditch Number Five. These engineering works, along with drained areas like Brush Lakebed and Kennison Lakebed, illustrate the long-term transformation of the McLeod County terrain for farming.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of denominational and civic burial sites, such as the Swedish Lutheran Cem, Glencoe Catholic Cem, and the Church of God Cem. The presence of the Glencoe Municipal Airport in the southwest corner and the crossing of the S Fork Crow River in the north reflect the region's modern infrastructure and natural boundaries. This map provides a detailed view of the rural township structure just east of Glencoe near the Carver County line.