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1959 Map of Sturtevant

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Sturtevant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The village of Sturtevant serves as a significant rail junction on this survey, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Chicago and North Western lines intersect. This transportation network defined the local economy, particularly evident at Waxdale, which developed as a rail-adjacent industrial node near the Pike River. The landscape transitions from the agricultural fields of Mount Pleasant and Yorkville in the north to the borders of Kenosha County in the south, following the Racine Co Kenosha Co line.

Local history is preserved through a dense network of country schoolhouses and cemeteries. Facilities like the St Bonaventure Sch, Tucker Sch, and Herzog Sch speak to the rural educational structure of the mid-20th century. Large green spaces such as Petrifying Springs Park and Evans County Park anchor the eastern and western portions of the quadrangle, respectively. Notable landmarks like the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery and several family-named landmarks like Ives Grove provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing Racine County heritage.