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1958 Map of Gaylord

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Gaylord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Gaylord and Arlington serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century survey of Sibley County, characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and small agricultural communities connected by the Chicago and North Western railroad. The landscape is defined by its water bodies, from the expansive High Island Lake and Schilling Lake in the northwest to the many smaller lakes like Titlow Lake and Altnow Lake that dot the prairie.

Rural life is thoroughly documented through a concentration of parish centers and burial grounds, such as New Rome and its associated New Rome Cemetery, and St. Johns School near Arlington. The map traces the drainage patterns of High Island Creek and the Middle Branch Rush River, illustrating the intersection of natural hydrology and the established road grid. For those tracing family histories in the townships of Dryden or Kelso, the map preserves the exact placement of homestead-period churches and schools like Zion Church and St. Johannes Church.