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1960 Map of Richland Center

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Richland Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Richland Center serves as the focal point of this 1960s survey, situated at the confluence of several river valleys including the Pine River and Brush Creek. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of ridges and hollows, such as English Ridge and Pumpkin Hollow, which dictated the placement of early settlements and agricultural tracts. A branch of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad tracks the river southward, connecting the regional center with peripheral communities like Sextonville and Gillingham.

For the family historian, the map preserves the locations of numerous rural institutions, including the Fiddlers Green Sch and Fancy Creek Ch. The presence of the County Fairground, the Richland Airport, and the Drive-in Theater near the city center reflects the mid-century expansion of social and recreational infrastructure. Numerous quarries are scattered across the townships of Rockbridge and Dayton, indicating the local importance of stone extraction in the driftless area geography.