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1975 Map of Emerald

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Emerald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Emerald and the neighboring settlement of Cylon anchor this mid-1970s survey of St. Croix County's agricultural heartland. The landscape is defined by the headwaters and tributaries of several prominent regional waterways, including the South Fork Willow River and the Rush River, which carve subtle valleys across the dairy country. A significant relic of the area's transportation history is the Old Railroad Grade passing through the northern sections, tracing a path that once connected rural economies before the rise of modern highway networks.

Local civic and religious life is well-documented, with the central Townhall and the Holy Rosary Cem providing fixed points for genealogical research. Small pockets of woodlots remain interspersed among the worked fields, while the transition from rail to road is evident at Emerald Station. Further south, the appearance of Kingdom Hall and Pine Lake marks the varied land use in this pocket of Emerald and Baldwin townships.