1959 Map of Waunakee

About this map

The village of Waunakee sits at the heart of this late-1950s survey, surrounded by the fertile glacial plains of northern Dane County. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Sixmile Creek and the marshy expanses leading toward the northern shores of Lake Mendota. Evidence of the region’s mid-century institutional growth is clear at the southern edge of the map, where the sprawling grounds of Mendota State Hospital and the Central Wisconsin Training School occupy the shoreline near Farwells Point. Local education and community life are well-documented through scattered rural landmarks like the Catfish Sch and Norway Grove Sch, alongside three distinct burial grounds including Vienna Cem. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad corridor provides a primary axis for the settlements of Dane and Waunakee, mirroring the transition from agricultural land to the expanding suburban reach of Madison.