2018 Map of Cochrane

About this map

Buffalo City and Cochrane occupy the terrace between the high bluffs of Belvidere Ridge and the braided channels of the Mississippi River. This reach of the river is defined by a dense archipelago of named landforms, including Pelican Island, Water Snake Island, and Snipe Island, interspersed with complex waterways like Belvidere Slough and Haddock Slough. The Burlington railroad line tracks the river's edge, serving the small riverside communities of Whitman and Minneiska. Away from the main channel, the landscape rises sharply into dramatic bluff country, cut by deep ravines like Deering Valley and Preston Valley. Notable landmarks such as Chimney Rock and the Mount Vernon Cem provide specific points of reference for local historians, while the network of ridges including Huber Ridge and the Waumandee Valley illustrate the agricultural patterns established in the upland interiors of Buffalo County.