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1962 Map of Browntown

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Browntown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Pecatonica River and its East Branch carve a winding course through the borderlands of Wisconsin and Illinois, dictating the development of several small valley settlements. In the early 1960s, Browntown and South Wayne serve as primary hubs, connected by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad which follows the river's flat floodplain. The landscape is dotted with rural institutions that suggest a once-denser agricultural population, including the Cadiz Center Sch and Rush Sch.

Evidence of early infrastructure remains visible in the Old Railroad Grade and the Lattice Bridge crossing the river near Martintown. Small family and community landmarks like Saucerman Cem and Michael Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the legacy of the Cadiz and Wayne townships. Near the state line, a Gaging Station monitors the river's flow, while numerous quarries highlight the local extraction economy of the mid-20th century.