1947 Map of Butternut

About this map

The Soo Line railroad and the Flambeau River define the local geography of this northern Wisconsin landscape as it appeared in the 1940s. The village of Butternut serves as the primary hub, surrounded by a network of rural schoolhouses such as Elmer Sch, Otto Sch, and Little White Sch that anchored the scattered farming and logging communities. Observation points like the Pleasant Lake Fire Tower and Butternut Fire Tower overlook a terrain marked by extensive glacial water bodies, including Augustine Lake, Mc Kaskel Lake, and the winding East Fork Chippewa River. The transition from old timber camps like Teeter Camp to more permanent structures like Agenda Town Hall illustrates the region's development. Local family-named water features such as Luebke Lake and Lindbergh Lake highlight the intersection of individual homesteading and the broader wilderness during this era.