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1963 Map of Buckingham

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Buckingham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Buckingham and Voorhies anchor this agricultural landscape along the border of Black Hawk and Tama counties during the early 1960s. The region is defined by the diagonal path of the Chicago and North Western railroad, which served the small grain stops and rural communities typical of the Iowa heartland. The terrain is structured by a network of townships including Lincoln, Eagle, Buckingham, and Geneseo, reflecting the systematic settlement patterns of the Midwest.

Waterways like Wolf Creek and Rock Creek cut through the sections, while local landmarks such as Blessing Ch and a Gravel Pit indicate the social and industrial infrastructure of the time. This survey, updated with photogrammetric revisions in 1972, documents the transition of these rural townships before the further consolidation of modern agriculture altered the density of farmsteads and local rail service.