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2022 Map of Clarion

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Clarion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Wright County Courthouse stands at the heart of Clarion, the center of a grid-iron township network that defines Wright County's agricultural landscape. This survey documents the town’s modern layout, showing the residential and commercial spread along Central Ave W and Central Ave E. Beyond the city limits, the land is meticulously drained by a system of man-made waterways, including Ditch Number 2 and Ditch Number 5, which facilitate the region's intensive farming. These channels intersect with natural drainage like White Fox Creek, illustrating the engineered nature of the contemporary Iowa prairie.

Genealogists will find interest in local burial grounds such as Evergreen Cem and Saint Johns Cem, located just northeast of the town center. To the southeast, the terrain softens at Big Wall Lake, providing a rare natural break in the otherwise rigid township and range lines. The map also traces an extensive network of county roads, including Co Rd C60 and Co Rd R53, which connect the scattered farmsteads of the surrounding townships.