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2013 Map of Milltown

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Milltown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Glacial geology defines this portion of Polk County, where dozens of kettle lakes and drainages punctuate a landscape of rural homesteads and agricultural roads. The Trade River meanders across the northern reaches, connecting bodies of water like Long Trade Lake and Bullhead Lake. This network of water provided the foundational resources for early settlement in the Milltown vicinity, which by this era is primarily organized around a rigid grid of numbered roads such as 250th Ave and 210th St.

Southward, the terrain transitions toward Little Butternut Lake and the wetlands surrounding Butternut Cr. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the exact placement of land access points near family-named landmarks like Wallin Lake, Clauson Lake, and Ellofson Lake. The presence of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in the southeast corner near Camp Douglas Lake highlights the significant terminal moraine topography that characterizes this part of Wisconsin.