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1978 Map of Whitelaw

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Whitelaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Chicago and North Western corridor defines the southern half of this Manitowoc County landscape, connecting the village of Whitelaw to the hamlet of Branch. This late 1970s survey reveals a rural society structured around crossroads and watercourses, from the Coopertown Swamp in the north to the Manitowoc River in the southeast. Numerous small settlements like Polifka Corners and Reifs Mills persist along a dense grid of farm-to-market roads, such as Reifs Mills Road and Palm Grove Road.

Institutional landmarks provide significant genealogical and local history context, most notably the Maple Crest Sanitarium near Whitelaw and the St Augustine Ch and St Augustine Cem duo. The terrain is marked by the sinuous path of the Branch River and specialized land uses ranging from the Branch River Country Club to multiple Gravel Pits, illustrating the mixed agricultural and industrial character of the region during this era.