2013 Map of Blanchard

About this map

Blanchard and College Springs anchor this rural landscape along the Iowa-Missouri border, where the terrain is defined by the winding course of the Tarkio River. The grid-like agricultural road network, featuring routes such as Co Hwy-M60 and Hackberry Ave, reveals a pattern of section-line development typical of the Midwest. Small waterways like Long Br, W Mill Cr, and E Mill Cr break up the cultivated fields, creating a series of small valleys. In College Springs, the street plan is more concentrated, naming residential corridors like Spring St and School St. This survey provides a clear look at the late-twentieth-century rural infrastructure before further modernization, documenting the exact placement of local roads and farm-to-market routes that have sustained these communities for generations.