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1955 Map of Milltown

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Milltown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Glacial lakes and small farming communities define this mid-1950s landscape across the borderlands of Polk and Burnett Counties. The village of Milltown serves as a local hub, situated along the M St P & S Ste M railroad line that cuts through the southeastern corner. The area is exceptionally dense with water bodies and wetlands, ranging from the larger Trade Lake and Wood Lake to smaller named basins like Pickle Lake and Negro Nut Lake.

Evidence of a well-distributed rural population appears in the high frequency of one-room schools and community centers, including the Alabama Sch, Trap Rock Sch, and the Laketown Ch. Near the western edge, the Trade River and Wolf Creek flow toward the St. Croix valley, while landmarks like Nevers Dam and the Radio Towers near Branstad reflect the infrastructure of the era. Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks and small burial grounds such as Union Cem.