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1975 Map of Ames West

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Ames West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Iowa State University anchor the landscape of this mid-1970s survey, showing the campus and its extensive Experimental Farms spreading westward into Washington and Franklin townships. The map documents the city of Ames as it expands toward the village of Ontario, while the Chicago and North Western railroad provides a rigid east-west axis through the terrain. To the north, the small settlements of Zenorsville and Gilbert remain distinct rural centers amidst a grid of section lines and field boundaries.

Waterways like Squaw Creek and Clear Creek carve through the agricultural blocks, buffered by wooded breaks and parks such as Brookside Park and Oakland. Cultural and educational landmarks are dense, from the Ames Laboratory Research Reactor and Radio Tower (WOI) to local institutions like Sawyer Sch and Welch Jr High Sch. Genealogists will find value in the placement of the College Cem and Olive Branch Cem, located near the Boone and Story County line.