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2010 Map of Sauk Centre

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Sauk Centre is the focal point of this Central Minnesota landscape, situated where the Sauk River flows out of the southern end of Sauk Lake. The town's layout reflects a history deeply tied to its literary and civic identity, featuring landmarks such as Sinclair Lewis Ave and the Sauk Centre Post Office. The drainage of the river southward is managed by the Sauk River Dam, while the surrounding prairie is marked by a significant concentration of local burial grounds including Saint Pauls Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, and the Bohemian Cemetery to the southwest.

Transportation and recreation infrastructure shape the outlying areas, with the Lake Wobegon Trl cutting a diagonal path across the terrain. Public gathering spaces like the Stearns County Fairgrounds and the I-94 Raceway highlight the region's role as a county hub. The map also captures several smaller water bodies, including McCormic Lake, Cedar Lake, and Isabelle Lake, interspersed with a grid of county highways and rural sections.