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1968 Map of Belle Plaine

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Belle Plaine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Iowa River corridor dominates the southern portion of this landscape, its wide floodplain giving way to the meandering Salt Creek and the municipal center of Belle Plaine. Published in 1970 from data checked in the late 1960s, this survey documents the rail-oriented layout of the town, where the Chicago and North Western lines intersect the local street grid. The community infrastructure is well-defined, showing the locations of Lincoln School and Longfellow School, as well as the sewage disposal site and the Belle Plaine Landing Strip.

Rural life in York, Kane, and Iowa townships is marked by a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Redman Cem, Wright Cem, and Flattery Cem. The settlement of Irving sits at a crossroads in the northeast, while the western hills are drained by uniquely named waterways like Plague Mine and Hog Run. An Old Railroad Grade suggests the evolution of local transit near the Tama and Benton County line.