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2010 Map of Vinje

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Vinje sits at the northern edge of Winnebago County, where the regular grid of Iowa country roads meets the Minnesota border. This agricultural landscape is defined by the headwaters of Little Buffalo Creek and the winding course of Pike Run, which drain the surrounding prairie lands. The area around Harmon Lake reveals a glaciated terrain of small basins and wetlands that have resisted the strict rectilinear geometry of the local section lines.

For family historians, the map is a primary record of local heritage sites, including the Bethel Cemetery near the heart of the settlement and the North Prairie Cemetery to the east. Farther south, Holmes Chapel Cemetery stands as a quiet landmark along the 150th Avenue corridor. The preservation of these sites alongside established farmsteads and a dense network of county roads like State Line Rd provides a clear view of this rural community's enduring structure in the early 21st century.