1954 Map of Cleveland West

About this map

The dairy lands and rural hamlets of eastern Wisconsin are captured during a period of transition in this mid-century survey. Small crossroads communities like Osman, Spring Valley, and Meeme serve as anchors for the surrounding farms, connected by a network of drainage ways including the Pigeon River and Meeme River. The map reveals a high density of rural education and religious life, with several neighborhood schoolhouses such as Mineral Springs Sch, Liberty Bell Sch, and La Follette Sch still standing alongside the Green Bay Road Sch. Local history is deeply etched into the landscape through its burial grounds, including the Meeme Center Cem, Saxon Cem, and Schwartzwald Cem. While largely agricultural, the appearance of several Quarries and a Gravel Pit near Cleveland point to the local extraction industry that supported road building and regional development during the postwar era.