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2018 Map of Brooklyn

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Brooklyn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Brooklyn serves as the central hub of this Poweshiek County landscape, situated at a junction where the town grid meets a complex network of Iowa creek valleys. The settlement is positioned along the banks of Little Bear Cr, with a town layout featuring historic thoroughfares such as W Des Moines St, Lincoln St, and Jefferson St. This modern survey reveals a deep layer of community heritage through its numerous rural burial grounds, including the International Order of Odd Fellows Cem and Calvary Cem north of town, and the more isolated Harmony Cem and Morrison Cem to the southeast.

Agricultural patterns dominate the terrain between the Big Bear Creek valley in the north and the North English River in the south. The presence of the Skydive Iowa Airport near the northern boundary highlights the area's contemporary land use, while numerous smaller waterways like Stony Cr, Cub Cr, and Dugout Cr dissect the section lines of the township divisions, including t80n r14w and t79n r13w.