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2019 Map of Silver Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Silver Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Silver Lake serves as the central hub of this northern McLeod County landscape, surrounded by a complex system of agricultural drainage and natural water bodies. To the south, South Silver Lake and the smaller settlement of Sherman to the east anchor the local road network. The map reveals a high concentration of sites important for genealogical research, including Saint Adalbert's Catholic Cem, Saint Joseph Cem, and the Bohemian Cem tucked near Bear Cr.

Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain, visible through named channels like Judicial Ditch Number Eleven and County Ditch Number Thirtysix. These man-made features work alongside natural basins like Swan Lake, Shakopee Lake, and the receding Mud Lakebed. Aviation history is noted by the presence of Timmers Landing Field situated among the farmsteads and county roads north of the main townsite.