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2010 Map of Gladbrook

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Gladbrook serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Tama County, situated at the confluence of several vital waterways including Wolf Creek and Devils Run. The town's civic identity is anchored by the Gladbrook Post Office and the Tama County Fairgrounds, which reflect the area's long-standing connection to Iowa's rural heritage. The surrounding countryside is defined by a rigorous section-line road grid, where a network of lettered and numbered avenues connects several family-linked burial grounds that speak to the generational history of the region.

Union Grove Lake provides a significant water feature to the southwest, while the northern and eastern portions of the map are drained by the winding courses of Fourmile Creek and Crystal Creek. Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of local cemeteries, from Maple Hill Cemetery in the north to Crystal Cemetery in the southeast, each marking a distinct corner of this farming community's heritage.