1980s Maps of Iowa

1. 1980 Map of Omaha

   

   1980 Omaha

   1980 Print · USGS

   The Missouri-Iowa border comes into focus in the late 1970s, showing a rural landscape shaped by agriculture and coal. Researchers can trace family history through several burial sites like Mitchell Cem and Summers Cem or locate the Strip Mines near Omaha.

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4. 1980 Map of Lytton

   

   1980 Lytton

   1980 Print · USGS

   The border of Sac and Calhoun counties comes into focus in the 1970s, centered on the railroad town of Lytton. Genealogists and local historians can locate St John Cem, Garfield Cem, and the path of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific line.

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7. 1980 Map of Union Mills

   

   1980 Union Mills

   1980 Print · USGS

   Mahaska County, Iowa, is captured here in the late twentieth century as a landscape of steady agricultural tradition and quiet townships. Researchers can trace local lineage through several burial sites including Union Mills Cem, Mormon Point Cem, and Roberts Cem near the North Skunk River.

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10. 1980 Map of Rockwell City

    

    1980 Rockwell City

    1980 Print · USGS

    Rockwell City and its surrounding lake country are captured here in the late 1970s, showcasing a landscape of prairie townships and rail-side grain stops. Researchers can trace family roots at Crown Hill Cem or locate community landmarks like the Drive-in Theater and Fairground.

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13. 1980 Map of Leighton

    

    1980 Leighton

    1980 Print · USGS

    Mahaska County as it appeared in the late 1970s shows a landscape of river bends and active industrial sites. Researchers can trace the rail line through Leighton or locate family plots at Butler Cem and Sand Ridge Cem.

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16. 1980 Map of Corning South

    

    1980 Corning South

    1980 Print · USGS

    The hill country south of Corning is captured here in the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by the Burlington Northern line and the East Nodaway River. Genealogists can locate Walnut Grove Cemetery and Oak Hill Cem, or trace the One Hundred and Two River through the southern townships.

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19. 1980 Map of Odebolt East

    

    1980 Odebolt East

    1980 Print · USGS

    Eastern Sac County was a thriving agricultural corridor in the late seventies and early eighties. Researchers can trace landownership patterns near the Boyer River and locate historic burial grounds like Salem Reform Cem and Odebolt Cem.

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22. 1980 Map of Lone Rock

    

    1980 Lone Rock

    1980 Print · USGS

    Kossuth County farming country is documented here in the late twentieth century, showing a landscape defined by prairie streams and drainage projects. Genealogy researchers can locate Lone Rock and rural landmarks like Immanuel Ch or the Township Cem.

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25. 1980 Map of Newburg

    

    1980 Newburg

    1980 Print · USGS

    Jasper and Marshall counties are captured in the 1980s as rural agricultural centers defined by the Chicago and North Western railroad. Researchers can trace local heritage through landmarks like Newburg, Hickory Grove Ch, and the recreation areas at Rock Creek State Park.

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28. 1980 Map of Rolfe

    

    1980 Rolfe

    1980 Print · USGS

    Iowa's prairie townships and the rail-oriented town of Rolfe are captured here in the 1980s. Genealogists can locate family sites at Powhatan Cem and Clinton-Garfield Cem, while tracing the CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN line.

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31. 1980 Map of Sac City East

    

    1980 Sac City East

    1980 Print · USGS

    Sac City and the surrounding Iowa farmland are captured here in the early 1980s as the regional rail and river network remained vital. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Oakland Cem, the Fairground, or along the Cedar Creek drainage.

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34. 1980 Map of Montour

    

    1980 Montour

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Mesquakie tribal lands and the Iowa River valley are documented here in the mid-seventies, showing the intersection of rail lines and rural townships. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Maple Hill Cem and the Sac & Fox Day Sch near Montour.

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37. 1980 Map of Glidden

    

    1980 Glidden

    1980 Print · USGS

    Agricultural Carroll County comes to life in this late twentieth-century survey of the heartland's rail and river systems. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Chicago and North Western line through Glidden and locate family markers at Dickson Cem.

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40. 1980 Map of Breda

    

    1980 Breda

    1980 Print · USGS

    In the early 1980s, the rural border of Carroll and Sac Counties maintained a landscape of steady agricultural life and evolving rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through St Bernards Cem, the community at Mount Carmel, and the Old Railroad Grade.

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43. 1980 Map of Grant City

    

    1980 Grant City

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Sac County in the early eighties is defined by the winding North Raccoon River and its surrounding agricultural plateaus. Researchers can trace the rail history of Ulmer or locate family plots at Emanuel Cem and Oak Lawn Cem.

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46. 1980 Map of Fenton

    

    1980 Fenton

    1980 Print · USGS

    Kossuth and Palo Alto counties are captured here in the late seventies, showing a landscape of productive Iowa prairie and evolving small towns. Trace rural community roots at St Johns Cem, St Lukes Ch, and the settlement of Fairville.

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49. 1980 Map of Depew

    

    1980 Depew

    1980 Print · USGS

    Palo Alto County farmland during the late seventies shows a landscape of meticulously drained townships and quiet rural centers. Genealogists and local historians can locate several family burial grounds, including Township Cem and St Johns Cem, alongside the small settlement of Depew.

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52. 1980 Map of Sully

    

    1980 Sully

    1980 Print · USGS

    Central Iowa farmland meets the North Skunk River in the early eighties, centered on the growing communities of Sully and Lynnville. Researchers can locate numerous family burial grounds like Swans Cem and Dairy Grove Cem, along with local landmarks like the Municipal Landing Strip.

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55. 1980 Map of Carroll NE

    

    1980 Carroll NE

    1980 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Iowa farm country unfolds across Carroll, Calhoun, and Sac counties as the eighties began. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western line to Lidderdale, find family plots at Cottonwood Cem, or locate the Flowing Well near the river.

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58. 1980 Map of Peoria

    

    1980 Peoria

    1980 Print · USGS

    Mahaska County and Marion County farmlands are captured in the late seventies, showing the transition of rural Iowa townships. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through landmarks like Appel Cem, the Christian Sch, and the South Skunk River.

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61. 1980 Map of Eitzen

    

    1980 Eitzen

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Minnesota-Iowa border region near Eitzen comes alive in this 1980s record of the Driftless Area's ridges and valleys. Researchers can trace family sites like St Lukes Ch and Carsten Cem or explore the wooded draws of Winnebago Creek.

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64. 1980 Map of Havelock

    

    1980 Havelock

    1980 Print · USGS

    Pocahontas County at the start of the 1980s reveals a precision-mapped landscape of rail junctions and prairie drainage. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Chicago and North Western and the town's local Cemetery and Park.

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67. 1980 Map of Yetter

    

    1980 Yetter

    1980 Print · USGS

    Western Calhoun County is shown here in the late seventies, a time when rail and river still dictated the local geography. Researchers can trace the path of the Illinois Central Gulf through Yetter or locate the historic Cottonwood Cem.

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70. 1980 Map of Pella

    

    1980 Pella

    1980 Print · USGS

    Pella and the surrounding Marion County farmlands are captured in the early eighties, showcasing a landscape shaped by Dutch heritage and river geography. Genealogists and historians can trace institutional roots at the Central Univ of Iowa, locate family plots at Oak Wood Cem, or follow the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail line.

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73. 1980 Map of Early

    

    1980 Early

    1980 Print · USGS

    Sac County farming life and rail transit converge in the late 1970s around the settlement of Early. Researchers can locate family sites near Early Union Cem, trace the path of the Chicago and North Western railroad, or find local landmarks like Reiff Park.

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