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2010 Map of Clarion

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Clarion serves as the focal point of this Wright County landscape, anchored by its grid of streets and the central Clarion Post Office. The town's periphery is marked by resting places like Evergreen Cemetery and Saint Johns Cemetery, which sit alongside the upper reaches of White Fox Creek. This drainage system defines the local geography, flowing southward toward the wetland area of Big Wall Lake at the bottom of the quadrangle.

Agricultural patterns dominate the surrounding territory, connected by a rigid network of county roads like Nelson Ave and 240th St. Scattered among these fields are named locales such as Empire, Morhain, and Sollberg, which reflect the distributed nature of rural life in northern Iowa. The presence of Ditch Number 3 indicates the significant land management and drainage efforts required to maintain the productive farmlands that span from the township borders to the water's edge.