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1967 Map of Walnut Grove

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Walnut Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Walnut Grove serves as the focal point of this southwestern Minnesota prairie landscape, situated where the Chicago and North Western railroad corridor meets the winding path of Plum Creek. This 1967 survey captures the agricultural and civic layout of the region, spanning the township borders of Springdale, North Hero, Holly, and Ann. The township grids are punctuated by small rural landmarks essential to local genealogy and history, including St Olaf Ch, Calvary Cem, and Walnut Grove Cem.

Beyond the residential core of Walnut Grove, the map illustrates the local infrastructure supporting the farming economy, from the Walnut Grove Airport and various gravel pits to the section-line roads like County No 28. The drainage patterns of the prairie are clearly defined by the waterways of Pell Creek and the unnamed creek system forming the boundary between Murray and Cottonwood counties, showing the natural landscape as it appeared just before the close of the 1960s.