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2013 Map of Saint James SE

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Saint James SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The county line between Watonwan and Martin counties bisects this agricultural landscape, defined by a rectilinear grid of rural roads such as 250th ST and 130th Ave. The terrain is characterized by a high density of small wetland pockets and glacial depressions, many of which feed into the meandering channels of Willow Cr, Mink Cr, and Elm Cr. These natural watercourses are supplemented by significant drainage infrastructure, including the long, straight cut of Judicial Ditch Number Sixty, reflecting the area's intensive land management for farming.

Genealogists and local historians will find specific landmarks of interest near the water features, such as the Waverly Lutheran Cem located just south of Round Lake. Further south near the banks of Elm Cr, the N Star Cem sits at the intersection of 150th Ave and 190th ST. This survey captures a moment in the early 21st century when the traditional rural burial grounds and named creeks remained the primary anchors for this sparsely populated prairie region.