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2015 Map of Gladbrook

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Gladbrook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The town of Gladbrook sits at the center of this agricultural landscape in Tama County, organized around a grid of streets like Johnston St and Front St. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Wolf Creek, Devils Run, and Pine Cr, which traverse the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. The southern portion of the map features the significant recreational and hydrologic focal point of Union Grove Lake.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds distributed across the townships, including Maple Hill Cem, Badger Hill Cem, and Gethman Cem near the town site, as well as the more remote Union Grove Cem and Crystal Cem. The terrain is characterized by the steady rhythm of Iowan section-line roads such as 180th St and 200th St, which connect the scattered farmsteads and cemeteries that have anchored this rural community for generations.