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1959 Map of Ixonia

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Ixonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Rock River meanders through the heart of this landscape at the intersection of Dodge, Jefferson, and Waukesha counties, defining a terrain shaped by winding waterways and agricultural plateaus. The village of Ixonia serves as a primary rail hub, situated along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific line, while further north, the distinct communities of Old Ashippun and New Ashippun reveal the shifting centers of local commerce and settlement.

Genealogists and local historians can trace numerous rural institutions, from the Pennsylvania Street School and Cross School to the Monastery near the northern shore of Lac La Belle. The map also captures the early footprints of mid-century leisure, including a Drive-in Theater and Glenview Memorial Gardens, set against a backdrop of active Gravel Pits and family-named water bodies like Davy Creek and Baker Creek.