2015 Map of Elwood

About this map

Elwood and the smaller settlement of Bliedorn anchor this agricultural landscape in western Clinton County. The terrain is defined by a dendritic network of drainages, including Elwood Cr to the northwest and Deep Cr cutting through the center. A grid of county roads and avenues provides access to scattered farmsteads and several community burial sites, such as Saint Columbkille Cem and Pine Hill Cem. The presence of these cemeteries alongside established townships like t83n r2e suggests long-standing family lineages in this rural Iowa corridor. The mapping also details the winding courses of Negro Cr and Silver Cr as they move through the undulating plains, highlighting the essential relationship between the local hydrology and the structured township-and-range survey system.