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1955 Map of Randville

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Randville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad forms a primary north-south artery through this Upper Peninsula landscape, connecting the small communities of Randville, Granite Bluff, and Merriman. The terrain is defined by the expansive Sturgeon River State Forest, where the West Branch and the main Sturgeon River course through wooded lowlands and marshy basins like Sonnies Pond.

To the southwest, the Menominee River marks the state boundary, widening into the Twin Falls Flowage and Badwater Lake. This area shows a complex network of waterways including the Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes and Little Badwater Lake. The map details the local industrial footprint of the mid-1950s, highlighting a Quarry near the railroad and a Gravel Pit further south, reflecting the extractive economies typical of Dickinson and Florence Counties.