2019 Map of Stewart

About this map

Stewart serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape of McLeod County, where a grid of rural roads and county highways connects small settlements and historical sites. The terrain is defined by its transition from active waterways like Buffalo Cr and High Island Cr to numerous dry lakebeds, including Halls Lakebed, Nutter Lakebed, and Showburg Lakebed. These features point to a shifting hydrological environment where early drainage efforts, such as Judicial Ditch Number Twentyfour and County Ditch Number Sixtyfour, transformed the prairie into productive farmland. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of local burial grounds such as Round Grove Cem, Saint Boniface Cem, and Draeger Cem, while the small community of Fernando stands as a distinct locality near the southern border of the township.