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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

The Fox River corridor anchors this portion of Racine County, where the historic settlements of Waterford, Rochester, and Burlington trace the waterway's path. This modern survey illustrates a landscape deeply shaped by drainage engineering, featuring an extensive network of artificial waterways including the Wind Lake Drainage Canal, Hoosier Cr Canal, and Hoosier-Br Canal. These systems manage the low-lying terrain between the river and the prominent basins of Eagle Lake and Browns Lake, which have supported residential growth in areas like Eagle Lake Manor.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Rochester Cem north of its namesake village, while aviation history is noted at Flaglor Airport near the Kenosha County line. The map captures the transition from established river towns to more recent residential pockets like Rosewood, all set against a backdrop of land still defined by the original 19th-century Public Land Survey System grids and significant rural routes such as Washington Ave and S Rochester St.