The Sugar River meanders across the southern reach of this landscape, carving a wide valley floor marked by extensive wetlands. To the northwest, the city of Brodhead anchors the boundary between Green and Rock counties, while Orfordville sits on the northeastern edge of the survey. The agricultural character of the area is defined by a dense grid of country roads and family-named routes such as Halfway Tree Rd and Schadewalt Rd, connecting isolated farmsteads across the undulating terrain between Taylor Cr and Swan Cr. Genealogists will find local history preserved at Greenwood Cem near the town center and the more secluded Northrup Cem further east, providing a clear record of the rural communities that have long worked this river-fed valley.
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1891 · Janesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Janesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Brodhead
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Pecatonica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Pecatonica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000