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2016 Map of Rothsay

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The boundary between Wilkin and Otter Tail counties bisects the prairie landscape surrounding the settlement of Rothsay. This 2016 survey shows the community clustered along the primary transportation corridor of Co Hwy 52, with the legacy of the region's original travel routes still visible in the alignment of Old Hwy 52. The township's rural character is defined by a dense grid of section roads, including Co Rd 16 and Co Rd 19, which provide access to scattered homesteads and agricultural tracts.

Several historic burial grounds are preserved across the landscape, offering important points of reference for local family history. These include Our Saviors Cem and Hamar Cem near the town center, as well as the more isolated German Cem to the southwest and Rothsay Cem to the southeast. The map's detail reveals the intricate hydrography of the Minnesota wetlands that dot the western sections of T135N R45W and T134N R45W, contrasting with the more developed agricultural lands to the east.