2013 Map of Churdan

About this map

Churdan and the small community of Adaza anchor this Greene County landscape, illustrating the classic grid-iron settlement pattern of rural Iowa. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Hardin Cr and its tributaries, including Reading Cr and the aptly named Happy Run. These waterways break the straight-line geometry of the section roads, such as York Ave and Zearing Ave, which carve the prairie into precise agricultural blocks. The inclusion of Ditch Number 28 points to the systematic drainage efforts required to transform this region into productive farmland. Within the town limits of Churdan, a dense network of residential streets like Beecher St, Harding St, and Sand St reveals the organized layout of this local hub at the start of the 21st century.