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2023 Map of Elk Horn

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Elk Horn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Elk Horn and Kimballton serve as the primary hubs in this western Iowa landscape, where the topography is defined by the headwaters of numerous southward-flowing streams. The map reveals a dense section-line road network typical of the state's agricultural grid, including 600th St and 300th St, crossing over Indian Creek and Prairie Rose Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the distribution of family and township burial grounds, such as the Carlsen Larsen Cem, Clay Township Cem, and Oakfield Cem. The survey highlights the intersection of Shelby and Audubon counties, showing how the drainage of Elkhorn Creek and Camp Creek shaped the placement of early settlements and rural cemeteries away from the lower floodplains.