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1956 Map of Glenwood

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Glenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Glenwood serves as the focal point of this southwestern Iowa landscape in the mid-1950s, characterized by its dense network of rural one-room schools and diverging rail lines. The town’s southern edge is marked by the expansive State School grounds and the recreational area of Glenwood Lake Park. To the northeast, the Wabash railroad cuts across the corner of the map through Silver City, while the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line carries traffic through the center toward Balfour.

This era reveals an educational landscape in transition, where nearly every section corner features a named local schoolhouse, such as Little Brick Sch, Hawthorne Sch, and Everham Sch. These institutions, alongside landmarks like Holy Rosary Ch, highlight the community structure of the time. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Keg Creek and Silver Creek, which carve through the loess hills of Mills County.