2013 Map of Beech

About this map

Beech and the smaller hamlets of Motor and Caloma anchor this Iowa landscape in the early 21st century. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, where multiple small watercourses such as Coal Cr, Fly Cr, and Coon Cr carve through the agricultural fields of Marion County. The road system follows a strict section-line grid, exemplified by corridors like 230th Ave and S31 Hwy, yet several diagonal routes like Jesup Trl and Co Hwy-S45 break the pattern, likely reflecting older transit corridors or following the natural contours near Crow Cr. The area is predominantly rural, with scattered homesteads and farmsteads connected by a web of numbered avenues and named streets such as Keokuk St and Lisbon St. This survey captures the enduring rural character of the region before further modern developments altered the local geography.