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2010 Map of Saint Stephen

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Saint Stephen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Saint Stephen and Opole anchor this 2010 topographic study of Stearns County, Minnesota, showing a landscape defined by traditional agrarian layouts and complex water management. The northeastern corner is bounded by the Mississippi River, while the interior terrain is marked by an extensive network of drainage systems including County Ditch Number Twentyseven and County Ditch Number Twelve. This engineering, combined with the meandering paths of Spunk Creek and Stony Creek, illustrates the ongoing effort to manage the local prairie-pothole geography for agriculture.

Local historians and genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of religious and community sites. Three distinct burial grounds—Mount Carmel Cemetery near Opole, Saint Stephni Cemetery in Saint Stephen, and Saint Wendel Cemetery to the west—provide specific points of interest for family researchers. The map also meticulously details the road network, from established routes like County Hwy-1 to local stretches such as Tallow Rd, reflecting the modern rural infrastructure of the region.