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1981 Map of Coin

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Coin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Tarkio River and its tributary Tarkio Creek define the drainage of this Page County landscape, where agriculture and rail history intersect. The town of Coin serves as a primary hub, situated along the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Evidence of changing transportation patterns is visible in the Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the northern townships of Tarkio and Nodaway, passing through the small community of Yorktown.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by a network of rural burial grounds, including Elmwood Cem near Coin and Posley Cem further east. The map also documents smaller settlements like Norwich, Page Center, and the educational roots of College Springs in the south. These features, along with Pioneer County Park and various small waterways like Snake Creek and Buck Creek, offer a detailed view of the rural infrastructure and land divisions in southwest Iowa during the early 1980s.