2013 Map of Sterling Center

About this map

Sterling Center serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape in southern Blue Earth County. The area is defined by the winding course of the Maple River, which meanders through the central section of the map, and the Blue Earth River in the northwest corner. This 2013 survey illustrates a modern rural grid where long-established burial grounds like Saint Johns Cem, Calvary Cem, and Sterling Cem remain preserved alongside active farmland. The intricate hydrology of the region is evident in the managed flow of Judicial Ditch Number Forty-nine and the presence of Lura Lake in the southeast. A dense network of township roads, such as TWP HWY 362 and TWP HWY 24, provides local access to the homesteads and fields that have long supported the county's agrarian economy.