2015 Map of Ely

About this map

Lake McBride and the sprawling fingers of Coralville Lake dominate the southern half of this Johnson County landscape, illustrating a region defined by modern water management and recreation. The interface between water and land is densely subdivided, especially near Twin View Heights and the growing northern edge of North Liberty. To the north, the terrain transitions into a more traditional Iowa agricultural grid along the Linn County and Johnson County line, where the town of Ely sits at a crossroads of rural routes like Ely Road NE and Banner Valley Road. Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites preserved amidst the farmland and lakefront developments, including Facklers Grove Cem and Sulek Cem. The map tracks the winding course of Hoosier Creek and Mill Creek as they feed into the larger reservoirs, showing a landscape where older agricultural patterns meet 21st-century residential growth near Solon.