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1927 Map of Strum

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Strum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Buffalo River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transit across this portion of Trempealeau Co and Eau Claire Co, where the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad follows the river's winding course. This infrastructure connects the primary villages of Strum and Eleva, which sit as southern anchors for a landscape defined by an exceptionally dense network of early 20th-century rural schoolhouses and churches. From the Porter Sch in the north to the Johnson Valley Sch in the south, these localized hubs reveal the distribution of farming families across the coulées and ridges.

Industrial and agricultural transit is evident in the transition from the rail-dependent valley towns to upland settlements like Cleghorn and Foster. Topographical features such as Chimney Rock and named valleys like Kluckman Valley or Anderson Valley illustrate a deeply carved terrain that dictated the placement of roads like State Highway No 34. Notable landmarks for family history include Hadleyville Cem, St John Cem, and various country chapels like Zion Ch, marking the spiritual and social centers of these disparate farming communities.