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1922 Map of Blue Mounds

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Blue Mounds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Wisconsin River corridor dominates this 1922 survey, carving through the landscape past Ferry Bluff and Cedar Island. This region, documented by O.H. Nelson and other topographers, shows a mature rural infrastructure defined by an exceptional density of country schools. From the Seitz School in the north to the Erbe School near the southern border, these institutions served family farms established throughout Knight Valley and Marsh Valley.

Transport networks are clearly delineated, with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad serving river towns like Arena and Mazomanie, while the Chicago and Northwestern line skirts the high ground to the south near Barneveld and Ridgeway. For the family historian, the map preserves specific local landmarks such as Hyde Church and numerous named schools including Pikes Peak School and Coon Rock School, offering a precise record of the Driftless Area's early twentieth-century settlement pattern.