1963 Map of Buckingham

About this map

Buckingham and Voorhies anchor this mid-century portrait of the fertile divide between the Cedar and Iowa River drainage basins. The landscape is defined by the Chicago and North Western railroad, which cuts a diagonal path across the agricultural terrain, linking small grain-handling communities with the larger regional markets. Small-scale drainage patterns are intricately mapped along Rock Creek and Miller Creek, revealing the natural contours that dictated road placement and farmstead locations before modern consolidation.