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2019 Map of Welch

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Welch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

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The Vermillion River and Cannon River converge near the northeastern corner of this Goodhue County landscape, shaping a complex network of wetlands and backwaters that includes Sturgeon Lake and Wildcat Lake. This confluence brackets Prairie Island, a significant landform situated north of the historic settlements of Eggleston and Harliss. To the west, the community of Welch sits near the winding course of Belle Creek, while the southern portion of the sheet is anchored by the village of Vasa.

Genealogists and local historians will find several established burial grounds across the area, including the Welch Cem and the Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cem in the south. The terrain is marked by a transition from the river valleys to upland farm roads like 240th St E and Norelius Rd, illustrating a late-2010s pattern of rural homesteads and agricultural tracts connected to the broader Red Wing vicinity.