2016 Map of Winnebago

About this map

Winnebago anchors this landscape of the Faribault County prairie, where the Blue Earth River and its tributaries define the local geography. The area's pioneer heritage is exceptionally well-documented through numerous burial grounds, including the Pioneer Shelbyville Cem and Pleasant View Cem in the north, and a cluster near the town center featuring Riverside Cem, Saint Marys Cem, and Hill Cem. The drainage patterns of the region are heavily modified by a network of public infrastructure, such as County Ditch Number Twentyfour and Judicial Ditch Number Twentyfive, which converted former wetlands like the Jackson Lakebed into productive land. This survey captures the intersection of natural watercourses like Elm Cr with the rigid section-line road grid that has structured Minnesota's agricultural heartland since the nineteenth century.