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1959 Map of Stonebank

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Stonebank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Glacial topography and a dense network of inland lakes define the landscape of northwestern Waukesha County in the late 1950s. The Chicago and North Western corridor bisects the terrain, connecting small rural centers like Mapleton and Monterey to the wider region. The area is marked by a legacy of early Norwegian and Catholic settlement, evidenced by landmarks such as St Olaf Ch and St Catherine Ch, which served these agrarian communities before the suburbanization of the lake country took hold.

The southern portion of the map is dominated by a chain of water bodies, including Okauchee Lake and North Lake, where Wildwood Point and McDowell Island appear alongside growing residential clusters at Stonebank and Chenequa. Between the winding Ashippun River and Mason Creek, the landscape is dotted with numerous local institutions, from the Tamarack Sch to the Ashippun Cem, illustrating the self-contained nature of Wisconsin's dairy-era townships.