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1994 Map of Cedar Rapids North

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Cedar Rapids North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Cedar River flows through the southern portion of this landscape, anchoring the northern expansion of Cedar Rapids as it reached toward the suburban edges of Hiawatha and Robins. By the mid-1990s, this area was a complex mix of established urban residential grids and emerging commercial corridors, notably around the Lindale Plaza Shopping Center. Farther north, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of rural farms and smaller settlements like Toddville and Midway, where the agricultural heritage is marked by several burial grounds including Dunkard Cem and Morrison Cem.

Infrastructure is central to the area's layout, from the Chicago and North Western rail line to the McBride Airfield and numerous radio towers. Educational and spiritual anchors such as Mount Mercy College and the Seventh Day Adventist Sch appear alongside recreational spaces like the Twin Pines Golf Course and Ellis Park. The map also preserves traces of older transit routes, including an Old Railroad Grade cutting across the northwestern corner near Otter Creek.