St. Benedict, IA

St. Benedict is a Prairie Township census-designated place in southeastern Kossuth County, platted in 1899 about 10 miles southeast of Algona. That distance makes Algona the nearest county-seat center, while the community's namesake wildlife area gives the surrounding landscape a present-day managed use. Kossuth County's conservation listing describes St. Benedict Wildlife Area as a 164-acre former gravel pit with wetlands, timber, uplands, and fishing pits; the county places it roughly 7 miles east of Algona and 4.5 miles south on County Road P60.