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1965 Map of Spring Grove

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Spring Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The rugged driftless topography of southeast Minnesota is prominently displayed on this 1965 survey, where deep valleys and high ridges dictate the local infrastructure. Spring Grove serves as the primary hub, showing established community markers like a Hospital, Trinity Cem, and the path of the Chicago Milwaukee ST Paul And Pacific railroad. The landscape is heavily wooded, much of it protected within the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest.

Evidence of rural life and early aviation is scattered across the township lines. To the south, the Sylling Landing Field provides a specialized landmark, while smaller clusters like Black Hammer, Riceford, and Newhouse mark old intersections and creek crossings. Geologic activity is noted by several Quarries, particularly near Riceford Creek and below the prominent Black Hammer Bluff. Genealogists will find value in the placement of St Marys Cem and its proximity to the boundary between Fillmore and Houston Counties.