
Schoeneberg Marsh and the surrounding agricultural uplands of southern Columbia County define this landscape, where the headwaters of the Yahara River and the Crawfish River systems diverge. The settlement pattern is characterized by small unincorporated hamlets such as Leeds, North Leeds, and Keyeser, many of which grew around early rural crossroads. Genealogists will find a high density of preserved community sites, particularly religious burial grounds like the Spring Prairie Lutheran Cem and United in Christ Lutheran Cem near Morrisonville. The map also captures a cluster of localized aviation history through small airstrips like Del Monte Airport and Elert Airport, reflecting the region's mid-century shift toward private and agricultural flight. Further south, the encroaching suburban boundary of DeForest and the residential core of Windsor signal the transition from dairy land to the expanding Madison metropolitan periphery.
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1890 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Sun Prairie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Sun Prairie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Poynette
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Sun Prairie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Sun Prairie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500