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2010 Map of Earl Park

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Earl Park sits at the heart of this agricultural landscape in Benton County, where the transition from pioneer prairie to intensive drainage-based farming is evident. The town's grid is oriented towards the path of Old US Hwy 41 and the local rail corridor near Railroad St. To the north and west, the smaller settlements of Sheff and Raub mark significant points in the rural transport network, while family and community history is anchored by the Saint John Cemetery and Earl Park Cemetery situated south of the main town site.

Water management is the defining characteristic of this terrain, with several man-made channels such as Kent Ditch, Talley Ditch, and Gretencord Ditch supplementing natural waterways like Sugar Creek and Coon Creek. These features illustrate the century-long effort to reclaim the wet prairie for productive farmland. A notable local landmark, Yeagers Curve, punctuates the landscape north of town along the highway corridor.