2018 Map of Gardner

About this map

Melville Township Cem stands as a quiet landmark in the northern reaches of this Audubon County landscape, illustrating the enduring township structure of rural Iowa. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Crabapple Cr, Davids Cr, and Honey Cr, which carve through the agricultural uplands. Settlement patterns are concentrated at Gardner and Larland, small hubs connected by a rigid grid of bird-named thoroughfares including Nighthawk Ave, Pheasant Ave, and Robin Ave. This network of section lines and gravel roads facilitates the movement of goods and people between the scattered farmsteads and creek valleys that characterize this portion of the state.