1971 Map of Elberon

About this map

Elberon sits at the southern edge of this 1970s landscape, serving as a focal point for the surrounding agricultural townships of Oneida, Homer, York, and Kane. The town is bisected by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which runs parallel to the aptly named Troublesome Creek. The area's rural character is defined by a dense network of watercourses including Stein Creek, Prairie Creek, and Salt Creek, along with several family-named burial grounds that provide significant value for genealogical research. These include Houghton Cem, Lamprecht Cem, Toogood Cem, and Walthom Cem, scattered across the rolling terrain between the Tama and Benton County line. The distribution of these cemeteries and the winding paths of the local creeks illustrate the historical settlement patterns of this central Iowa region before modern development altered the farm-to-market landscape.