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2010 Map of La Valle

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of La Valle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Baraboo River and Little Baraboo River define the agricultural landscape of this northern Richland County region during the early 21st century. The map documents several established communities, including La Valle, Ironton, and Cazenovia, alongside smaller hamlets like Germantown. A distinctive pattern of naming reflects the area's agricultural heritage, with numerous titled farmsteads such as the Little Valley Dairy and Stock Farm, Elm Grove Farm, and the Baraboo Valley Stock and Dairy Farm explicitly labeled.

Water management is central to the local geography, evidenced by the La Valle Dam, Cazenovia Dam, and several reservoirs. The area's complex topography is marked by named valleys and hollows, including Buckwheat Valley, English Valley, and Frog Hollow. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its high density of family and community burial grounds, from the Solchenberger Cemetery in the north to the Saint Bridget Cemetery in the south, providing a detailed record of the local cemetery network.