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1960 Map of Muscoda

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Muscoda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Wisconsin River defines the landscape of this 1960 survey, winding past the riverfront settlements of Muscoda, Gotham, and Avoca. This corridor is shaped by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad and a complex network of backwater sloughs and lakes, including Whites Slough and Goodwiler Lake. To the south, the terrain rises into the dissected ridges of Pulaski and Highland, where high points like Castle Rock Ridge and Bohemian Ridge overlook a patchwork of rural farmsteads.

Evidence of local community life is preserved through numerous country schoolhouses such as Strawberry Sch and Red Oak Sch. In the southern reaches, the village of Highland serves as a hub, marked by its Radio Tower (WHHI) and proximity to regional landmarks like Pompeys Pillar. Genealogists will find many family and community burial grounds, from the Newburn Cem near the river to the Mt Hope Cem in the south, documenting the mid-century footprint of this driftless area region.