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2013 Map of Granville East

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Granville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Granville sits in the northwest corner of this rural Sioux County landscape, where the town's grid of streets like Kennedy St and Elm St meets the expansive section lines of the surrounding prairie. The area's agricultural identity is underscored by the presence of Atsma Dairy Farms, while the small settlement of Germantown remains a fixture on the eastern edge of the quadrangle. Transport and aviation are represented by the Sand Field Airport near the southern boundary, a local hub for light aircraft serving the farming community.

The terrain is defined by a dendritic network of small waterways that break the geometric precision of the road grid. Creeks including Mud Cr, Deep Cr, and Whiskey Cr wind through the fields, following natural depressions in the land. This map reflects a modern era of Iowa agriculture, where high-density dairy operations and rural landing strips coexist with established small towns and names like Lange Cr that mark the local watershed.