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2010 Map of Garrison

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Garrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Garrison serves as the primary hub for this agricultural portion of Benton County, defined by a rigid grid of section roads and the meandering courses of local waterways. The township layout is punctuated by a series of burial grounds that mark the heritage of early family farmsteads, including Fairview Cemetery, Urmy Cemetery, and Gnagy Cemetery. These landmarks provide significant data points for genealogists tracing local lineage back to the nineteenth-century settlement of the Iowa prairie.

The hydrological network of Pratt Creek and Hinkle Creek influences the rural landscape, where the Garrison Post Office remains a central fixture of the community. Along the outskirts of town, the Old Creamery Trl hints at the area's historical dairy industry and transport routes. This 2010 survey records the enduring footprint of these small Iowa communities as they entered the twenty-first century.