Taunton: MN 68: T.H.68 - MP 22.9): T.H.68 - MP 22.9) View 1
Tucked into the agricultural plains of southwestern Minnesota, Taunton is a place whose character is shaped by broad cultivated fields and an open prairie horizon. Located in Lyon County, the city stands on Minnesota State Highway 68, a two-lane route through rural communities in this part of the state. Taunton’s surroundings form part of the tallgrass-prairie region, a landscape now largely given over to farming. Before widespread cultivation, tallgrass prairie covered much of western Minnesota; remnants are protected elsewhere in the state. Today, grass verges, low-density development and direct road connections give Taunton the measured, practical character of a small Upper Midwest community.
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Taunton sits beside the Yellow Medicine River in southwestern Minnesota, United States, where cultivated prairie and gently rolling ground shape the rural setting. Platted in 1884 and named for Taunton, Massachusetts, the community developed during the railroad era. Its compact streets and surrounding grain country reflect the agricultural character of Lyon County, while the river corridor brings a distinct thread to this open part of western Minnesota. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Lyon County and southwestern Minnesota.
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