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2015 Map of Central City

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Central City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Wapsipinicon River carves through the northern half of this Linn County landscape, serving as the historical anchor for the settlements of Paris and Upper Paris. The river's path is flanked by numerous family and community burial sites, including the Mills Cem and Paris Cem, which speak to the long-standing genealogical roots of this rural Iowa corridor. The town of Central City dominates the eastern edge, showing a concentrated street grid that includes State St and Commercial St.

Away from the river, the terrain is defined by a network of drainage creeks such as Indian Cr and Justins Cr. The map preserves the locations of rural nodes like Rogers and the community surrounding Jordans Grove in the southeast. This layout reflects a typical Midwestern agricultural settlement pattern, where small townships like t86n r6w are gridded by farm-to-market roads and dotted with historic cemeteries like Oakhill Cem and Jordan's Grove Cem.