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1959 Map of Waukesha

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

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Waukesha and its surrounding townships show the intense expansion of the Milwaukee metropolitan area in the late 1950s. The red-shaded urban tint pushes westward through West Allis and Wauwatosa, meeting the developing residential and industrial pockets of Brookfield and Elm Grove. Amidst this growth, the landscape remains punctuated by significant aviation and recreational landmarks, including Timmerman Airport, Capitol Drive Airport, and the State Fair Park grounds.

Further north and west, the map preserves a more rural character defined by limestone Quarries near Lannon and small agricultural centers like Dheinsville and Goldenthal. The complex drainage of the Menomonee River and Fox River systems provided the natural framework for early settlements such as Sussex and Pewaukee. Genealogists will find a wealth of named cemeteries, from the expansive Wisconsin Memorial Park to smaller parish grounds like SS Peter and Paul Ch and Holy Cross Cem.