2022 Map of Slayton SW

About this map

The town of Lismore serves as the primary settlement in this southwestern Minnesota landscape, situated along the edge of the Coteau des Prairies upland. This prominent geological feature, a high plateau of glacial deposit, dictates the drainage patterns across the prairie, with the headwaters of Champepadan Cr and Kanaranzi Cr carving subtle valleys through the agricultural grid. The map illustrates a highly organized section-line road network, including thoroughfares like S Westside Ave and Co Rd 72, which delineate the boundaries between Murray Co and Nobles Co. This survey documents a rural environment where land use is almost entirely dictated by the topography of the plateau, showing the spatial relationship between the concentrated rail-and-road center of Lismore and the surrounding farmstead parcels.