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1958 Map of Coloma

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Coloma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The central Wisconsin sand plains are revealed here in a period of agricultural and transportation transition. Small rural settlements like Plainfield, Hancock, and Coloma serve as the primary hubs, linked by the north-south corridor of the Chicago and North Western railroad. The landscape is a network of township lines and section grids, punctuated by local landmarks like Owens Rock and Keystone Rock.

Evidence of early community life is scattered throughout the townships of Rome, Leola, and Richfield, marked by numerous one-room schoolhouses such as Pole Bridge Sch and De George Sch. The importance of local governance and social organization is visible in the placement of several town halls and numerous community burial grounds, including Holliday Cem and the Coloma-Leola Cem. The presence of the Coloma Landing Field and another Landing Field near Plainfield indicates the integration of aviation into this rural landscape by the late 1950s.