
Wood Lake and the city that shares its name form the geographic heart of this southwestern Minnesota prairie landscape. The meandering course of the Yellow Medicine River cuts through the northern sections, while the southern terrain is defined by the significant footprint of the Sand Lake Bed, suggesting the region's glacial history and drainage patterns. Three distinct cemeteries—East Cem, Lutheran Cem, and Methodist Cem—provide essential touchstones for genealogical research, marking the historic congregational foundations of the local farming community.
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1953 · New Ulm
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · New Ulm
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1958 · New Ulm
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1962 · Wood Lake NW
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1962 · Cottonwood
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1962 · School Grove Lake
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1962 · Wood Lake
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1965 · Echo
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1965 · Lone Tree Lake
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1965 · Hazel Run
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