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1901 Map of Muskego

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Muskego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1901
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1901

About this map

Muskego Lake and Little Muskego Lake dominate the central landscape of this Southeast Wisconsin survey, conducted in the final decade of the 19th century. The area is defined by a dense network of small dairy-era agricultural hubs including New Berlin, Tess Corners, and Prospect. To the west, the Fox River snakes through the townships of Vernon and Waterford, passing the established settlements of Big Bend and Waterford.

Genealogists will find a preserved look at the scattered rural infrastructure of the era, from the Union Church at the Racine and Milwaukee county line to the Wisconsin Central Railroad corridor in the northwest. The map captures the region's complex glacial topography, showing how early roads and settlements like Hales Corners and St. Martin were positioned around the numerous kettle lakes and marshes including Wind Lake and Denoon Lake.