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2022 Map of Montello

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Montello
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Montello serves as the focal point of this Marquette County landscape, where the confluence of the Montello River and the Fox River creates a complex system of waterways and wetlands. The city is tightly integrated with the surrounding water bodies, notably Lake Montello and the eastern reach of Buffalo Lake. This modern survey reveals the civic layout of the county seat, centered on the Marquette County Courthouse and supported by local landmarks like Saint John the Baptist Cem and Montello Cem.

The terrain beyond the city limits is defined by glacial features, with numerous smaller basins such as Echo Lake, Moon Lake, and Kilby Lake dotting the northern and western reaches. To the north, the Snow Crest Ranch Airport sits near the headwaters of the river system, while several rural burial grounds like Shields Cem and Eastside Cem provide points of interest for those tracing local family lineages and early land divisions in the central Wisconsin wetlands.