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2023 Map of Coulter

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Coulter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Coulter and Latimer anchor the northern edge of this Franklin County landscape, where the rectilinear grid of rural roads meets the meandering paths of Maynes Creek and Beeds Creek. The map provides significant detail for genealogists and local historians, identifying several key burial sites including the Coulter Cem, Saint Johns Lutheran Cem, and the southern Maynes Grove Cem. These locations, paired with the established settlements of Reeve and Bradford, trace the historical development of the region's agricultural townships.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the Rolling Prairie Trl, which follows a straight east-west corridor through the northern sections, likely reflecting a former rail bed. The transition from the clustered streets of the small towns to the broad reaches of the surrounding farmland illustrates the persistent rural character of this part of Iowa. Local transport is defined by numbered routes like Co HWY s25 and Co HWY s41, which link these disparate communities across the prairie.