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2022 Map of Saint James West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

St. James serves as the focal point for this Watonwan County landscape, anchored by the Watonwan County Courthouse and a grid of residential streets including Weston Ave and Armstrong Blvd S. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of glacial water bodies and prairie drainage, with Saint James Lake situated immediately west of the city center. A system of township roads, such as 400th St and 680th Ave, connects the rural hinterlands where the settlement of Echols sits near the banks of Saint James Creek.

Genealogists and local historians can locate established burial grounds including Kansas Lake Cemetery and the Long Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, which speak to the area's pioneer heritage. The southern reaches of the map are drained by the South Fork Watonwan River, while numerous lakes like Kansas Lake and Mary Lake dot the agricultural plains, illustrating the water-rich geography of southern Minnesota.