1983 Map of Sugar Grove

About this map

The Kickapoo River meanders through a landscape defined by prominent ridges and deep hollows where the borders of Vernon, Richland, and Crawford counties meet. This 1983 revision of the area shows a rural society centered around small settlements like Sugar Grove, Kickapoo Center, and Sylvan. The map captures a high density of named ridges including Sugar Grove Ridge, Buckeye Ridge, and Hustler Ridge, illustrating how the Driftless Area topography dictated the placement of homesteads and roads. Local history and genealogy researchers will find numerous family-associated landmarks and burial grounds, such as Manning Cem, Berry Cem, and St Peters Cem near the southern edge. The presence of specialized infrastructure like the Ridge Substation and private airfields such as the S & S Ranch Landing Strip reflects the modernization of this agricultural corridor in the early 1980s.