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1961 Map of Dickeyville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Dickeyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Dickeyville anchors the southwest corner of this Grant County landscape, where the Little Platte River meanders through deep valleys and sharp ridges. The terrain in the early 1960s is defined by a network of rural schoolhouses and country churches, including Center Sch and Mt Zion Ch, which served the farming communities of Harrison and Smelser townships. The map reflects a classic mid-century Midwestern transition, showing established homesteads alongside newer developments like the Platteville Airport.

Evidence of the region's lead and zinc mining legacy is scattered across the topography, from the Little Grant Mine to various Quarry sites and Tailings piles. Notable for genealogists are the family and community burial grounds such as Harrison Cem and Piddington Cem. These details, combined with the winding paths of Blockhouse Creek and Whig Branch, provide a clear picture of the local geography before later 20th-century modernization.