1948 Map of Cathay

About this map

The James River meanders across the northern plains of Wells County, shaping a landscape defined by small grain-hauling rail stops and scattered township schools in the mid-1940s. The village of Cathay serves as a central hub along the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line, featuring the nearby Lake View Cem and a concentration of local homestead-era infrastructure. Further north, the Great Northern railroad supports the settlements of Bremen and Munster, which are surrounded by townships like Germantown and Fairview. This survey captures the rural religious fabric of the region through markers such as the Stavanger Ch, St Josephs Ch, and the Norwegian Lutheran Cem. The terrain is cut by drainage patterns of Rocky Run and Pipestem Creek, illustrating the environmental factors that dictated early 20th-century platting and road development.