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2015 Map of Council Bluffs North

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Council Bluffs North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Council Bluffs occupies the heart of this landscape, where the bluffs of the Missouri River valley meet the eastern upland drainage of Mosquito Creek. The urban footprint is dense with history and institutional landmarks, including the sprawling campus of Iowa Western Community Coll and the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport. The map documents a high concentration of burial grounds, such as Walnut Hill Cem, Saint Joseph Cem, and Fairview Cem, which often mark the earliest areas of settlement in Pottawattamie County.

Transitioning north away from the city center, the terrain rises into the loess hills, defined by winding roads like Old Lincoln Hwy and the commemorative Lewis and Clark Monument Trail. Smaller communities like Weston, Gilliatt, and Chautauqua are scattered along the peripheral rail and road networks, while waterways such as Pigeon Creek and Indian Cr carve deep valleys through the agricultural sections of the quadrangle.