2010 Map of Taunton

About this map

Taunton serves as the central hub of this prairie landscape, where the local economy and community life are defined by the convergence of agricultural land and the shifting paths of the Yellow Medicine River. In the early 21st century, the town's footprint remains compact, marked by the Taunton Post Office and the Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery on its southern edge. The surrounding terrain is heavily influenced by water management and drainage, as seen in the Van Overbeke-Fier Group Structure Dam and the Vernon Mack Dam. These structures, along with the North Branch Yellow Medicine River and the South Branch Yellow Medicine River, illustrate the ongoing effort to navigate the hydrology of the Minnesota plains. Farther afield, the Hemnes Cemetery stands as a quiet marker of early settlement patterns in this rural corner of Lyon County.