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2018 Map of Rochester

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Rochester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cedar River dominates the center of this 2018 survey, carving a wide path through Cedar County where the Green Bay Bottoms mark its low-lying floodplain. The settlement of Rochester sits on the eastern bank, while Cedar Valley is positioned to the northwest, connected by a network of rural roads such as Stone Mill Rd and W Rochester Ave. The landscape is a mix of agricultural plots and dense creek systems, including Rock Creek and Pee Dee Cr, which feed into the main river channel.

For genealogists and local historians, this map is exceptionally dense with rural burial sites. A notable string of family and community cemeteries is scattered across the townships, from Mathews Cem and Kiser Cem in the north to Dunfee Cem and Bethel Cem in the south. The layout of section lines and early roads like Hayes Rd provide a clear view of the area's established land divisions and settlement patterns in the early 21st century.