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1890 Map of Anamosa

Name: 1890 Topographic Map of Anamosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1890
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1890

About this map

The winding Wapsipinicon River dominates this late nineteenth-century landscape, carving a deep valley through Jones and Linn Counties. The 1888 field survey by W. J. Peters captures a period of significant railway development, showing the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad intersecting the region. This rail network connects established settlements like Springville and Viola to the larger hub of Anamosa, where the C. and N. W. line also terminates.

Smaller villages and crossroads such as Prairieburg, Waubeek, and Martelle are meticulously positioned among the township boundaries of Boulder, Cass, and Fairview. The map illustrates the early agrarian layout of the territory, defined by the drainage of Buffalo Creek and Crab Apple Creek. For the historian, the detailed topography reveals the original platting and transit routes that established these Eastern Iowa communities.