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1951 Map of Wheaton

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Wheaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Wheaton townsite sits at the heart of this agricultural survey, serving as a hub where the Great Northern and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads converge. The surrounding landscape in Lake Valley and Monson townships is defined by the intricate hydrology of the Mustinka River and its various tributaries, including the West Branch Mustinka River and the Mustinka Ditch. This network suggests an era focused on managed water for large-scale farming.

Local history is preserved through an unusually high density of rural schoolhouses, from School No 27 in the north to School No 55 in the south, reflecting the dispersed nature of the prairie population in the early 1950s. Small community markers like Sharon Cem, Taylor Ch, and the outlying settlement of Charlesville provide essential landmarks for genealogists tracking family roots in the western Minnesota borderlands.