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1978 Map of Range

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Range
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Apple River and its various tributaries wind through this Polk County landscape, which in the late 1970s was characterized by a dense network of lakes and glacial depressions. Small communities like Range and Bunyan anchor the rural infrastructure, surrounded by a distribution of country churches and family burial grounds including St Marys Cem, Georgetown Cem, and Elim Cem. These features reflect the enduring settlement patterns of northern Wisconsin's agricultural and timber-adjacent communities.

Conservation efforts are evident in the sprawling Rice Bed Creek State Wildlife Area, while recreational land use is marked by multiple boat ramps serving Big Blake Lake, Little Blake Lake, and White Ash Lake. The map details the local administrative center with the Townhall near Holy Rosary Ch, alongside numerous gravel pits and sandpits that point to the region's localized resource extraction and road-building history.