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1891 Map of Koshkonong

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Koshkonong
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1891
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1891

About this map

Lake Koshkonong dominates the south-central landscape of this late nineteenth-century Jefferson County survey, serving as a focal point for the surrounding agricultural townships. The Rock River flows southward through the county seat at Jefferson and into Fort Atkinson, where it meets the Bark River. This river system was integral to early industry and settlement patterns, now reinforced by an expanding rail network.

Railroad corridors dictate the growth of outlying villages like Milton Junction and Lima. The Chicago and North Western Railroad cuts a diagonal path across the wetlands and prairies, while the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Prairie Du Chien Division services the southern tier. Smaller hamlets such as Busseyville and Cold Spring appear as established rural centers amidst a terrain defined by glacial lakes and marshes, including Red Cedar Lake and Ripley Lake.