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1940 Map of Maiden Rock

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Maiden Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Ellsworth serves as a prominent focal point in this survey of Pierce County, situated where the uplands begin their descent toward the Mississippi valley. The landscape is defined by the deep incisions of the Rush River, Trimbelle River, and Isabelle Creek, which carve through the terrain before meeting Lake Pepin. The settlement pattern revealed here is one of dense rural infrastructure, featuring a remarkable concentration of one-room schoolhouses such as Cudd Sch and Hill and Dale Sch, alongside community anchors like Mission Ch and St Pauls Ch.

Transportation is dominated by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which skirts the shoreline through Bay City and Maiden Rock. Near the river, unique geographic features like the Wisconsin Channel, Sawdust Bar, and Lily Pond highlight the complex riparian environment. This era of mapping, compiled in part from Air Corps aerial photographs, provides a precise look at the township boundaries of Trimbelle and Hartland before modern agricultural consolidation shifted the local community layout.