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2015 Map of Durand South

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Durand South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Durand sits at the northern edge of this Wisconsin survey, where the Chippewa River curves around Thompson Slough. The landscape transitions south into a deeply carved network of valleys and coulees along the Pepin Co and Buffalo Co border. Notable family-named landmarks and local burial grounds like Saint Mary Cem and North Branch Cem provide essential anchor points for genealogical research in this rural pocket.

Transportation routes like Kings HWY and Co HWY FF wind through a series of named valleys, including Golden Valley and Stanley Valley. Elevated terrain features such as Limekiln Bluff and the prominent Dividing Ridge dictate the settlement patterns, as farms and homes cluster within the protected lowlands of Weisenbeck Valley and Newton Valley. This topography illustrates how the driftless-style terrain of Western Wisconsin has historically funneled infrastructure and agricultural development into distinct valley corridors.