1951 Map of Bloomer

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The Bloomer and Jim Falls areas of central Wisconsin show a post-war landscape defined by its glacial hydrology and rural social infrastructure. The northern half of the sheet is dominated by a dense collection of kettle lakes, including Marsh Miller Lake, Long Lake, and Bob Lake, where Camp Nawakwa and several schoolhouses like Bob Lake Sch and Point View Sch served local families. The Chicago and North Western railroad cuts through the southern reaches, connecting the industrial operations of the Chippewa River valley to the township of Bloomer. Genealogists will find a significant density of named country cemeteries, such as Tillinghast Cem, Ruffled Cem, and St Catherine Cem, alongside numerous small school districts such as Trout Creek Sch and Pine Corner Sch that have since consolidated. This era captures the transition of the region from purely agricultural townships like Woodmohr and Sampson toward more modern connectivity, evidenced by the Lakeland Airport.