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1961 Map of Onalaska

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Onalaska
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Kickapoo Lake Livingston dominates this landscape, showing the dramatic transformation of the Trinity River basin as areas were marked for controlled inundation. The town of Onalaska stands at the western edge of the rising waters, featuring the Onalaska Lookout and nearby Tin Top Ch. The 1972 revisions captured in purple highlight how the expanding reservoir reshaped the local geography, submerging segments of the Kickapoo Creek valley while sparing higher ground settlements like West Tempe.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family and community landmarks throughout the surrounding woods and creek bottoms. Several burial grounds are documented, including the St Andrew Cem, Magnolia Cem, and the Wright Cem. Educational history is preserved through sites like the Blanchard Sch and the Rocky Ford Sch, reflecting the rural social structure of Polk County before modern development altered the creek-side communities.