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2018 Map of Carson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The West Nishnabotna River snakes through the heart of this agricultural region, anchoring a series of river-valley settlements from Carson in the north down to Macedonia and Henderson. This corridor preserves significant historical pathways, most notably the Iowa Mormon Trl and Pioneer Trl, which cut across the township lines of t75n r40w and t74n r40w. These routes trace the migration patterns that shaped southwestern Iowa's early development.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by several burial grounds, including the Carson Cem and the centrally located Old Town Cem. The map provides a look at the boundary where Pottawattamie Co meets Mills Co, showing how the land was partitioned along watercourses like Mud Cr and Farm Cr. The grid of rural roads, such as Applewood Ave and Cottonwood Rd, connects the dispersed farmsteads to the primary town centers and their local schools and churches.