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1980 Map of Lohrville

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Lohrville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Lohrville stands as a rail junction in the southern Calhoun County landscape, where the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific lines intersect. The map illustrates a strictly organized agricultural grid across Logan, Union, and Reading townships, interrupted only by the winding course of Purgatory Creek and West Cedar Creek. Smaller rail stop communities like Piper to the north and Rands to the northwest reflect the era's dependence on rail for moving grain and goods.

Local history is well-preserved through numerous land markers, including the Township Cem, Evergreen Cem, and the parish site at St Joseph Cem. Recreational and utility features of the late 1970s appear near the town center, such as the University 40 County Park, a Roadside Park, and a small Landing Strip, showing the development of county infrastructure alongside the older Gravel Pit and traditional farming operations.