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1949 Map of Emrick

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Emrick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad cuts diagonally across this prairie landscape in the late 1940s, anchoring the small settlement of Emrick. This portion of Wells County is characterized by its organized township structure, split between Oshkosh and Germantown, where rural life is centered around local institutions like Oshkosh Sch and Cottonwood Sch.

Conservation efforts are evident in the southern reaches of the map, where the South Cottonwood State Game Refuge encompasses the lowlands near Cottonwood Lake. The winding path of Rocky Run snakes through the center of the sheet, providing a natural break in the grid of farm roads and section lines. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint specific burial sites at Tolbert Cem or trace the early industrial footprint of a local Gravel Pit near the refuge boundary.