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1957 Map of Farmington

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Farmington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Farmington serves as a central hub for the agricultural and rail landscape of central Dakota County in the late 1950s. The town is a critical junction for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, providing a link between the scattered farming townships like Eureka and Empire. To the north, the University of Minnesota Rosemount Research Center occupies a significant tract of land near the Rosemount Station, signaling the post-war shift toward institutional research.

The southern reaches of the map are defined by the winding course of the Cannon River and the Lake Byllesby Reservoir, where the Chicago Great Western railroad tracks follow the river valley through Randolph. This era shows a transition in education and community structure, with several rural schoolhouses such as School No 55 and School No 80 marked as abandoned, while long-standing centers like Eureka Center Ch and the County Fairground remain active landmarks.