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1948 Map of Fairchild

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Fairchild
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Fairchild and Humbird anchor this West-Central Wisconsin landscape where Eau Claire, Clark, and Jackson Counties converge. The Chicago and North Western railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern, connecting these villages with the smaller outpost of Tioga to the northeast. The terrain is defined by distinct glacial features and sandstone remnants, notably Humbird Bluff and the massive Wildcat Mound, which rise above the surrounding wetlands and creek systems like Fivemile Creek.

Educational and civic life is captured through numerous rural institutions, including Melville Sch, Sunnybrook Sch, and Wildwood Sch. The landscape reflects a mix of timber, agriculture, and natural water management, evidenced by the Mill Pond at Fairchild and the Cranberry Bog to the southeast. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of the Cleveland Cem and Mentor Cem, which served the scattered farmstead populations of the late 1940s.