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1962 Map of Beloit

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Beloit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Rock River corridor defines the landscape of this 1960s survey, updated in the mid-1970s to show the expanding footprint of Beloit. The city's northern growth is evident in residential developments like Garden Village, Crestview, and Holiday Hills, which contrast with the older, established core surrounding Beloit College. To the north, the small settlement of Afton sits at a crossing of the Chicago and North Western railroad near the mouth of Bass Creek.

Educational and civic infrastructure is dense throughout the quadrangle, featuring numerous neighborhood institutions such as Lincoln Jr High Sch, Merrill Sch, and the Municipal Hospital. The transition from industrial city to rural prairie is marked by a series of family-named burial grounds, including Baldwin Cem and Tabor Cem, and the broad expanse of La Prairie to the northeast. Along the river, Big Hill Park and several golf courses provide a green buffer between the urban center and the outlying agricultural lands.