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1961 Map of Avalon

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Avalon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Agricultural fields and scattered farmsteads define this portion of Rock County in the early 1960s, where the rural landscape is punctuated by small crossroads settlements like Johnstown Center and Avalon. The southern section is marked by the route of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which skirts the edge of Bradford township near Bradford Sch. Local history is anchored by several rural burial grounds, including North Johnstown Cem and Johnstown Cem, serving the surrounding farming community.

Water features are concentrated in the southeast, where Turtle Creek and its tributary, Spring Brook, wind through the terrain near the Walworth County line. The presence of Trout Lake and various gravel pits suggests a glacial landscape utilized for both recreation and local industry. A small Landing Strip in Johnstown township reflects the mid-century growth of private aviation in rural Wisconsin, while Ritters Corners Sch serves as a landmark for the northern sections of the survey.