1970s Maps of Harrison County, Iowa

1. 1970 Map of Little Sioux, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Little Sioux

   1972 Print · USGS

   The Missouri River floodplain comes into sharp focus during the 1970s, showing a landscape shaped by both nature and heavy engineering. Genealogists and local historians can trace early residents through Little Sioux Cem and Roughcorn Cem, or follow the path of the Chicago and North Western railroad.

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4. 1970 Map of Logan, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Logan

   1972 Print · USGS

   Harrison County in the early seventies shows the vital connection between the Boyer River and the local rail network. Researchers can trace the layout of Logan and Magnolia, locating landmarks like Boyer Cem and the local Landing Strip.

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7. 1970 Map of Missouri Valley, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Missouri Valley

   1972 Print · USGS

   Missouri Valley and the surrounding Harrison County bottomlands are captured here during a period of significant infrastructure development in the 1970s. Researchers can trace the local landscape from the winding Willow Creek to the hilltop Mt Carmel Cem.

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10. 1970 Map of Mondamin, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Mondamin

    1972 Print · USGS

    The Missouri River floodplain of western Iowa is captured here in the early seventies, showing a landscape of managed drainage and rail transit. Genealogists and researchers can trace the roads around Mondamin, find the Noyes Cem, and explore the marshes of Round Lake.

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13. 1970 Map of Modale, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Modale

    1972 Print · USGS

    The Missouri River floodplain on the Iowa-Nebraska border comes alive in this early 1970s survey. Researchers can trace river changes at De Soto Lake and locate local landmarks like the Fort Calhoun Powerplant and Blair Cem.

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16. 1970 Map of Beebeetown, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Beebeetown

    1972 Print · USGS

    Harrison County at the start of the 1970s shows a landscape of river-valley rail lines and upland farm settlements. Trace the paths of the Illinois Central railroad and locate rural landmarks like Beebeetown and Oak Grove Cem.

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19. 1970 Map of Missouri Valley NW, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Missouri Valley NW

    1972 Print · USGS

    Harrison County was a landscape of stark contrasts in the early seventies, where rugged loess hills dropped sharply into engineered valley farmlands. Genealogists can trace family roots at Magnolia Cem or Calhoun Cem and locate local landmarks like the Landing Strip.

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22. 1970 Map of Tekamah, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Tekamah

    1972 Print · USGS

    Tekamah and the surrounding Nebraska-Iowa borderlands are captured here during a period of significant agricultural engineering in the early seventies. Genealogists and local historians can trace family plots at Tekamah Cemetery or locate civic roots near the Courthouse and the Chicago and North Western rail line.

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25. 1971 Map of Moorhead SE, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Moorhead SE

    1973 Print · USGS

    Harrison and Monona County farm country is mapped in the early 1970s, showing the intricate drainage basins of the Loess Hills region. Researchers can locate rural landmarks like Allen Creek Chapel and trace the paths of Willow Creek and Steer Creek.

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28. 1971 Map of Dunlap SW, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Dunlap SW

    1973 Print · USGS

    Harrison County's river-and-rail infrastructure is on full display in the early 1970s as transportation lines follow the natural path of the Boyer River. Researchers can trace the dual-track corridor of the Illinois Central Gulf and Chicago North Western and locate local landmarks like Valley View Cem.

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31. 1971 Map of Dunlap, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Dunlap

    1973 Print · USGS

    The rail-and-river town of Dunlap is captured in the early 1970s at the meeting point of three counties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family plots at Pleasant Hill Cemetery or Township Cem and follow the old routes of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad.

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34. 1971 Map of Pisgah, 1974 Print

    

    1971 Pisgah

    1974 Print · USGS

    Harrison and Monona counties appear here in the early 1970s as a landscape of sharp loess hills and river valleys. Trace local history along the Old Railroad Grade and find the Soldier Valley Cem near Pisgah.

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37. 1978 Map of Hard Scratch

    

    1978 Hard Scratch

    1978 Print · USGS

    Harrison County farmland meets the Pottawattamie border in the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by creek drainages and rural townships. Trace family history at Bethel Cem or Harris Grove Ch and locate the curious settlement of Hard Scratch.

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40. 1978 Map of Persia

    

    1978 Persia

    1978 Print · USGS

    Harrison County farmland in the late 1970s reveals a landscape of quiet rail towns and numerous family burial grounds. Genealogists can locate Persia and Yorkshire, while tracing ancestors at Lytle Cem, Chambers Cem, or Spears Cem.

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43. 1978 Map of Woodbine

    

    1978 Woodbine

    1978 Print · USGS

    Harrison County in the late seventies is a landscape defined by the intersection of the Boyer River and a dual-railroad corridor. Trace the development of Woodbine and surrounding townships, locating sites like the Ellison Cem and the settlement at Mefford.

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46. 1978 Map of Portsmouth

    

    1978 Portsmouth

    1978 Print · USGS

    Portsmouth and the surrounding Iowa countryside are captured in the late seventies at a time when the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad still anchored the local economy. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rural landscape from St Marys Cem to the winding banks of Pigeon Creek and Picayune Creek.

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49. 1978 Map of Shelby

    

    1978 Shelby

    1978 Print · USGS

    Western Iowa's agricultural heartland is captured here in the late seventies, centered on the community of Shelby. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the Old Railroad Grade and locate local landmarks like Olson Cem and the small settlement of Tennant.

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