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2013 Map of Saint Joseph

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Saint Joseph serves as a central hub in this Stearns County landscape, where the College of Saint Benedict campus and the adjacent Saint Joseph Cemetery anchor the town’s southern edge. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of the Sauk River and the Watab River, which cut through a mosaic of agricultural land and suburban expansion near Saint Cloud.

Genealogists can find several notable burial sites including the Monastic Cemetery, Staples Cemetery, and the Stranger Cemetery located near the riverbanks. The settlement pattern shows a mix of older outposts like Collegeville and Five Points connected by a modernizing road network, including County Highway 75 and Old Highway 52. This survey also documents the extensive drainage system of the era, such as County Ditch Number 17, reflecting the ongoing management of the area's wetlands and lakes.