1954 Map of Sheboygan Falls

About this map

The Sheboygan River and Onion River define the hydraulic character of this landscape, converging near the industrial and residential heart of Sheboygan Falls. Captured just before mid-century and later updated with urban expansion data, the map reveals a well-established network of rural schoolhouses and parish churches like St Marys Ch and St Rose Ch. These landmarks, along with the Lima Center Sch and Madison Sch, served the surrounding agricultural communities of Ourtown and Gibbsville. Southward, the village of Oostburg anchors the lower portion of the sheet near the Black River. The presence of numerous family-named burial grounds, such as the Gibbsville Cem and Jansen Cem, offers significant detail for those tracing the lineage of settlers in the townships of Lima and Wilson.