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2010 Map of Westby

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Westby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Westby and the surrounding coulees of Vernon County are defined by a complex network of ridges and narrow valleys at the turn of the 21st century. High points like Rongstad Ridge and Clinton Ridge look down upon agricultural pockets such as Gronemus Valley and Jersey Valley. The landscape is etched with the drainage of the West Fork Kickapoo River and Timber Coulee Creek, where a series of flood control structures, including the Coon Creek 25 D-6025 Dam and others, have been established to manage the regional watershed.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and valley floors, connecting the village of Cashton in the north to the unincorporated Bloomingdale in the south. For local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of numerous rural burial grounds that speak to the area's heritage, including Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery and Sacred Heart Cemetery. The presence of Living Waters Camp near Jersey Valley Lake 8 highlights the recreational use of the land amidst its longstanding farming and conservation infrastructure.