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2010 Map of Carpenter

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Carpenter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Deer Creek meanders through this portion of Mitchell County, Iowa, and Mower County, Minnesota, defining a landscape marked by small rural agricultural communities. The town of Carpenter sits in the southeast quadrant, anchored by the Carpenter Post Office and the Newburg Cemetery. Further north, the settlement of Meltonville and the village of Otranto near the Cedar River represent the established local centers of this border region.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites, including the London and Deer Creek Cemetery near the northern state line and the NE Lutheran Congregational Carpenter Cemetery. The road network follows a rigid section-line grid, with named routes like Vine Ave and Yarrow Ave intersecting Hwy-105. This layout reflects the persistent importance of the township-and-range system in the 21st-century Midwestern prairie, where local landmarks like the Deer Creek Rest Area and Markhams Pond remain key points of orientation.