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2013 Map of Elwood

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Elwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Elwood and Bliedorn anchor this eastern Iowa landscape, illustrating the enduring grid of Clinton County farm roads and drainage patterns in the early 2010s. The terrain is defined by a dendritic network of waterways, including Deep Cr, Silver Cr, and Negro Cr, which carve subtle valleys through the agricultural uplands. The road network follows a strict section-line hierarchy, with arterial routes like 200th Ave and 190th St connecting isolated farmsteads to the primary settlements.

Evidence of historical transportation shifts is visible along the eastern edge of the quadrangle, where Old US Hwy 61 parallels newer alignments. This juxtaposition provides a clear record of how regional travel evolved while the interior rural grid remained largely unchanged. For researchers and residents, the map provides precise locations for these small communities and the named creeks like Union Cr and Elwood Cr that have sustained the local farming economy for generations.