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1958 Map of Necedah

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Necedah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge dominates this Central Wisconsin landscape, illustrating a complex network of wetlands and artificial impoundments along the Yellow River. The map documents the late-1950s hydrology of the region, featuring significant water bodies like the Sprague Flowage, Potters Flowage, and the vast Petenwell Flowage on the Wisconsin River. These flowages, created for conservation and power, contrast with the older agricultural and timber patterns of the surrounding townships.

Small-town life centers around Necedah and outlying hamlets such as New Miner, Finley, and Cutler. For local historians, the sheet preserves the location of rural infrastructure, including the Rockview Sch and several family or community burial grounds like Novotny Cem and Seavies Prairie Cem. Transportation is anchored by the Chicago and North Western railroad line, which skirts the refuge and serves the local quarrying and timber interests of the era.