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2010 Map of Upsala

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Upsala
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Upsala serves as the primary hub of this central Minnesota landscape, where the local community structure is deeply rooted in its rural cemeteries and small settlements. The town center is marked by the Upsala Post Office and several historic burial grounds, including Covenant Church Cemetery and Gethsemane Cemetery, reflecting the area's denominational heritage. To the south, the village of Saint Francis sits near the Saint Francis Cemetery, illustrating a pattern of dispersed community nodes connected by a strict grid of section-line roads.

The hydrology of the region is defined by glacial features, ranging from the prominent Lake Beautiful in the southwest to the winding path of the North Two River. These water bodies, including Tamarack Lake and Dunder Pond, likely shaped the early agricultural and settlement boundaries of Morrison County, as farmers established homesteads near reliable water sources like Beautiful Creek and Krain Creek.