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2012 Map of Azen

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Azen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The settlement of Azen anchors this rural landscape along the Missouri-Iowa border, where a complex network of waterways defines the terrain. The drainage of the Little Fox River and the North Wyaconda River creates a system of winding creek beds and branches, including Valley Branch, Cook Creek, and Morgan Branch. This 2012 survey illustrates a traditional Midwestern agrarian layout, with a rectilinear road grid—featuring local routes like Deer Ave and 300th St—overlaid upon the natural meandering paths of the river valleys.

For genealogists and local historians, this map is exceptionally dense with burial sites. Numerous family and community cemeteries are preserved here, including North Upton Cemetery, Billups Cemetery, Needham Cemetery, and McHenry Cemetery. The presence of infrastructure like the Ansen Lake Dam on the Willow Branch suggests the ongoing management of water resources in this heavily cultivated borderland.