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1914 Map of Ames

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Ames
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Ames serves as the focal point of this 1914 survey, dominated by the campus of Iowa State College and the surrounding agricultural landscape. The region is characterized by a dense network of township sections and a remarkable concentration of local schoolhouses, such as Zenorville School, Espeland School, and Tjernagel School, reflecting the early 20th-century rural education system in Story County. The topography is shaped by the Skunk River and its many tributaries, including Squaw Creek, Keigley Branch, and Indian Creek.

Transportation corridors of the Chicago and Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St Louis railroads connect established settlements like Story City, Roland, and Gilbert. Smaller rural landmarks such as Watkins Lake and numerous family-named schools like the Hobbs School and McFarland School provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral land use in this part of central Iowa.