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2016 Map of Hurricane

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hurricane
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Grant River and its numerous tributaries, including Little Grant River and Pigeon River, carve through this section of Grant County, creating a landscape defined by water crossings and small agricultural settlements. Named crossings like Porters Bridge, Blackburn Bridge, and Pidgeon Bridge anchor the local road network, which connects the hamlets of Flora Fountain, Five Points, and Hurricane. This modern survey reflects a persistent rural structure where family-named landmarks and local burial grounds, such as Pleasant View Cem, Hurricane Cem, and Morrell Cem, serve as the primary geographical markers.

Local transport is dominated by narrow, descriptive lanes like Slabtown Rd, Sugar Cane Rd, and Irish Hollow Rd, which trace the contours of the river valleys. The presence of Kinney Cem and several unnamed farmsteads among the township lines of t4n r4w and t4n r3w illustrates the continuity of land use in this southwestern Wisconsin pocket, where the geography of the nineteenth-century pioneer era remains visible in the contemporary road and settlement patterns.