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1924 Map of Dawn

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Dawn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Grand River and its meandering tributaries, including Shoal Creek and Wolf Creek, define the agricultural landscape of southern Livingston County in this early 20th-century survey. The region is characterized by a dense network of rural infrastructure, featuring two major rail lines: the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul. These railroads connect the primary settlements of Mooresville, Utica, and Ludlow, with the community of Dawn serving as a central hub.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the distribution of school districts, with nearly twenty named schools such as Brush College School, Maple Grove School, and Oak Grove School dotting the countryside. The southern portion of the map transitions into the Blue Mound region near the Livingston and Carroll County boundary line, where the terrain begins to rise away from the river bottoms and the artificial drainage ditch systems used to manage the floodplains.