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2018 Map of Cross Plains

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cross Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Mount Horeb and Cross Plains anchor this 2018 topographic landscape in Dane County, where modern infrastructure meets a deep-rooted agricultural and spiritual heritage. The map documents an area characterized by numerous historic Lutheran and Catholic parishes, including the Vermont Lutheran Church and the Springdale Lutheran Church. These centers of community are often accompanied by their respective burial grounds, such as the Saint Mary of Pine Bluff Cem and Saint Ignatius Calvary Cem.

Natural drainage patterns are defined by the Sugar River and Black Earth Cr, which carve through the terrain near smaller settlements like Pine Bluff and Klevenville. Traces of the region's historic transit routes persist in road names like Stagecoach Rd and Military Rd, while the recreation-focused Stewart Lake 2 near Mount Horeb indicates the contemporary shift in land use. For genealogists, the high density of family and church cemeteries like North Side Cem and Valley Home Cem provides essential spatial context for 19th-century settlement patterns.