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2013 Map of Sugar Grove

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Sugar Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Agricultural heritage and complex terrain define this portion of the Driftless Area, where the Kickapoo River and its western fork carve through a landscape of high ridges and deep hollows. The map illustrates a distinctive settlement pattern of named family farms and livestock operations, such as the Big Spring Stock and Grain Farm and Purple Stock Farm, which are situated primarily along the flat crests of Hopewell Ridge and Sugar Grove Ridge. These topographic features provided stable ground for early farming communities above the winding drainages of Plum Run and Trout Cr.

Small hubs like Sugar Grove, Sylvan, and North Clayton serve as the primary anchors for a network of country roads and county highways. The intricate naming of the landscape, from Skunk Hollow to Frye Hollow, reflects a deeply localized geography where every fold in the earth was known and named by the families who settled these hills. This 2013 survey documents the enduring rural character of the region, preserving the exact locations of farmsteads and the smaller waterways like Tenny Spring Cr that feed the larger river system.