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2010 Map of Cleghorn

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Cleghorn and the nearby community of Meriden anchor this survey of northwestern Iowa's agricultural landscape. The region is defined by a rhythmic grid of rural roads, including 480th St and 500th St, which partition the fertile land between numerous waterways. Several prominent drainages carve through the terrain, most notably the West Fork Little Sioux River in the west and Gere Creek to the east, illustrating the natural drainage patterns of Cherokee County.

Local history and genealogy interests are well-represented by the inclusion of the Cleghorn Post Office and Meriden Post Office, alongside the Liberty Cemetery and Meriden Cemetery. The map also traces the paths of Whiskey Creek, Mill Creek, Willow Creek, and Rock Creek, showing how these smaller tributaries relate to the primary settlements and the surrounding farmstead network at the start of the 21st century.