Earlham serves as the primary settlement on this Madison County landscape, where the town's grid meets the branching tributaries of the North River. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with family and community burial grounds, from Earlham Cemetery near the town center to more rural sites like Powell Cemetery, Rodabough Cemetery, and Stringtown Cemetery. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Bulger Creek and Badger Creek, which cross a network of section-line roads like Heritage Ave and Iowa Ave. One of the most distinctive local landmarks is the Hogback Covered Bridge, situated near the southern bends of the North River. This area's rural educational history is preserved through the locations of the Washington School and North River School, providing a spatial record of the township's development during a period of modern agricultural stability.
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1908 · Waukee
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Adel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Adel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · St. Charles
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Winterset
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Omaha
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Des Moines
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Omaha
USGS Topo · 1:250,000