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1975 Map of Baxter

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

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Baxter serves as the central hub for this agricultural landscape during the mid-1970s, situated at the junction where the Chicago and North Western railroad cuts diagonally through the prairie. The town is surrounded by a network of rural townships including Independence, Eden, and Sherman, with the terrain marked by several small family and community burial grounds such as Restland Cem and Bethel Cem.

Waterways like Clear Creek and Prairie Creek drain the undulating farmland, which is punctuated by landmarks of rural life including Bethany Ch and Union Chapel. This survey reflects the persistence of the traditional Iowa township grid system, where section lines dictate the road patterns and property boundaries. Notable features such as Crab Tree Lake in the north and the Skunk River in the northeast corner provide variation to the expansive fields of the Jasper and Marshall County border region.