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1958 Map of Geneseo

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Geneseo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The town of Geneseo serves as a central point in this late 1950s survey of Sargent and Richland counties, where two major rail lines once intersected. The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie and the Great Northern railroads cross the landscape, shaping the development of this agricultural prairie. Local history is anchored by the St Martin Cem and School No 3, marking the rural social infrastructure of the mid-century.

In the southern portion of the map, the Wild Rice River meanders toward the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, where Lake Tewaukon is managed with a Levee and Spillway. The map also delineates the Sisseton Indian Reservation Boundary, illustrating the overlapping jurisdictional history of the region. This topography shows a complex water system including Shortfoot Creek and Murach Lake, essential for both the wildlife refuge and the surrounding farming townships.