SOIL SURVEY OF WAUPACA COUNTY, 
WISCONSIN 
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CHAPTER I. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OP THE AREA 
Waupaca County is situated a little to the east of the center 
of the State of Wisconsin. It comprises an area of about 759, 
square miles, or 485,760 acres. Waupaca, the county seat, is 221 
miles from Chicago and 146 miles from Milwaukee by rail. 
/Figure I. Sketch map showing the areas surveyed. 
The surface features of the region may be considered as fall¬ 
ing into three divisions. In the northwestern quarter of the 
county, which is the highest portion of the area, the surface 
varies from gently rolling to hilly, and in many places stones 
and boulders are very plentiful. This portion of the county is 
underlain by granitic rocks which outcrop frequently. 
