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1962 Map of Blue Mounds

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Blue Mounds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Wisconsin River carves a wide path through this 1960s landscape, bordering many islands such as Otter Island and Grape Island as it separates Sauk, Iowa, and Dane Counties. The region is defined by its deep ridges and hollows, including the prominent Blue Mounds and Sand Ridge, which dictate the winding paths of rural roads and the location of Blue Mounds State Park. Small settlements and agricultural junctions like Mazomanie, Black Earth, and Barneveld serve as anchors along the rail corridors of the Chicago Milwaukee ST Paul And Pacific and the Chicago And North Western.

Cultural landmarks and family history are well-preserved across the terrain, from the preserved heritage site of Little Norway and the geologic attraction at Cave of the Mounds to numerous country churches and cemeteries. Genealogists can find precisely located burial grounds like Jennieton Baptist Cem and White Church Cem, alongside rural education landmarks such as Wilson Creek Sch. The map records a transition from the river lowlands of the Arena prairie to the high elevations of Pinnacle Bluff and Blue Ridge, illustrating the relationship between the Driftless Area's topography and its 20th-century settlement patterns.