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2022 Map of Alvord

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Alvord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Alvord serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in northwestern Iowa, where a grid of section-line roads such as Dipper Ave and 200th St organizes the fertile plains. The settlement is anchored by Saint Marys Cem near its western edge, while the surrounding countryside is defined by the winding paths of Mud Creek and Lizard Cr.

In the southeastern corner, the terrain transitions as it nears the Rock River valley, where Hillside Cem overlooks the bottomlands. This modern survey by the U.S. Geological Survey details the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century rural infrastructure, including the county boundary between Lyon Co and Sioux Co to the south. The drainage patterns of Dry Run Cr and other small tributaries illustrate the natural hydrology that has shaped farming in this portion of the Tallgrass Prairie region.