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2022 Map of Graettinger West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Iowa prairies of Palo Alto County are defined here by a network of agricultural drainage and isolated wetland pockets. Near the eastern edge, the community of Graettinger provides the primary residential anchor, while the surrounding landscape is marked by historic burial grounds including Highland Cem and Saint Pauls Cem. The territory is partitioned by a rigid grid of county roads such as CO Hwy B14 and CO Hwy B17, which facilitate access to the productive farmland between the scattered marshes.

Water management is a visible priority across this terrain, evidenced by man-made conduits like Ditch Number 132 and Ditch Number 176. These features exist alongside natural depressions like Perkins Marsh and Fallow Marsh, illustrating the ongoing balance between the region's native hydrology and the needs of modern agriculture. Local history is preserved at sites like the Lost Island Lutheran Cem, which serves as a quiet landmark for researchers tracing the family names of the area's early settlers.