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1958 Map of Houston

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Houston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Root River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and industry in this 1950s survey of southeastern Minnesota. The rail lines of the Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific run parallel to the river, connecting the established communities of Rushford and Houston. The surrounding uplands are defined by a complex network of ridges and hollows, including Pleasant Hill and Vinegar Hill, where a rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses and country parishes flourished.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Immaculate Conception Ch and St John Ch to numerous small burial grounds like St Patricks Cem and Looney Valley Cem. The landscape reveals a transition from the agricultural plateaus around Witoka and Ridgeway to the steep ravines of Campbell Valley and Looney Valley. Notable landmarks such as Cushings Peak and the Femdale Country Club further define the social and physical geography of the region during this mid-century period.