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2022 Map of Brokaw

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Brokaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Wisconsin River carves a deep valley through this northern Marathon County landscape, defining the industrial and social character of the region. Along its eastern banks, the settlement of Brokaw and the nearby Granite Heights represent the historic intersection of river-driven industry and the natural granite outcroppings that shaped local quarrying and milling. The terrain rises sharply from the riverbanks into the agricultural plateaus of Maine and Taegesville, where the township grid system is punctuated by small rural crossroads and family-named landmarks.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of community anchors, including Faith Cem North, Faith Lutheran Cem South, and Maple Grove Cem. These sites, along with the Berlin Cem further west, mark the early immigrant settlement patterns that defined the townships of t30n r6e and t30n r7e. Small tributaries like Silver Cr and County Line Cr drain the uplands toward the river, while the northern edge of Wausau begins to emerge at the southern boundary.