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2015 Map of Retreat

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Retreat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The ridge-and-valley landscape of the Driftless Area is clearly defined along the border of Vernon and Crawford counties, where the settlement of Retreat serves as a central landmark. The terrain is characterized by a series of prominent elevations and deep hollows, including Bishop Ridge, Nash Ridge, and Torgerson Hollow, which dictate the winding paths of rural routes like Bolstad Ave and Rush Creek Rd. This 2015 survey reveals a quiet agricultural pattern with small communities like West Prairie interspersed among family-named landmarks and cemeteries.

Waterways such as Rush Creek and Hornby Creek carve through the topography, while localized features like Walnut Mound Cemetery and Fargo Cemetery offer significant points of interest for genealogists tracing local families. The map illustrates the persistence of traditional land divisions, showing the grid of township lines including t11n r6w and t12n r5w overlaid upon the complex natural drainage systems of Cooley Valley and Frohock Valley.