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2010 Map of Dallas Center

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Dallas Center serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in central Iowa, surrounded by a precise grid of section roads and small rural communities like Ohio. The town's civic core is anchored by the Dallas Center Post Office, reflecting its long-standing role as a local service center. The surrounding terrain is defined by its water systems, including the southward-flowing Slough Creek and the meandering North Raccoon River at the southwestern corner.

Genealogists will find this sheet particularly valuable for its documentation of numerous local burial sites scattered across the township, such as Saint Marys Cemetery and Brethren Cemetery. The presence of the Masonic Cemetery, Kinnick Cemetery, and Merical Cemetery indicates the deep roots of established family names and fraternal organizations that shaped this farming district. Small drainage features like Royer Creek and Walnut Creek break the geometric regularity of the farmland, following the natural contours of the Dallas County prairie.