1958 Map of Madison

About this map

Madison serves as the focal point of this west-central Minnesota landscape, appearing here as it did in the late 1950s. The town's grid is detailed with essential civic landmarks including the City Hall, Post Office, and a Hospital, while the local Fairground and County Home sit on its periphery. This era shows the community's reliance on the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad, which cuts a straight path through the township of Arena and into the heart of the settlement. Beyond the town limits, the survey captures a rural environment defined by the townships of Perry and Lake Shore, where small glacial potholes and scattered Gravel Pit sites dot the prairie. Family historians may find interest in the documented locations of rural burial grounds like Hegre Cem to the north and Faith Cem near the town center.