2010 Map of Grinnell North

About this map

Grinnell anchors the southwest corner of this landscape, where the street grid of the college town gives way to the orderly section lines of rural Poweshiek County. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries, including Big Bear Creek, Walnut Creek, and Sugar Creek, which carve gentle paths through the agricultural heartland. This 2010 survey reflects a deeply established rural infrastructure, with roads like Newburg Rd and numbered avenues following the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. For local history and genealogy, the Chester Cemetery stands as a significant landmark in the northern portion of the quadrangle, serving as a focal point for the surrounding farming community. Farther north, Esbeck Field and the headwaters of Abes Fork illustrate the transition into the more open spaces of central Iowa.