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2022 Map of Gilmore City SW

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Gilmore City SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The rural borderlands where Pocahontas, Calhoun, and Webster counties meet are defined by a grid of agricultural section lines and the winding path of Lizard Creek. This 2022 survey captures the landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century, dominated by extensive drainage networks like Drainage Ditch Number 3 and Drainage Ditch 25 that have long supported the region's productive farmland.

Local history is preserved in several small rural burial grounds that dot the landscape, including Saint Patricks Cem and Lizard Cem in the north, and Saint Josephs Cem to the southeast. These sites, along with Jackson Center Cem, serve as the primary landmarks for genealogists tracing family roots in this intersection of Iowa counties. The terrain is further shaped by the South Branch Lizard Creek and its smaller tributaries, which break the otherwise rigid geometry of the county roads.