2013 Map of Holbrook

About this map

Holbrook and Green Center anchor this rural landscape in southeastern Iowa County during the early 2010s. The area is defined by a complex drainage network that flows toward the English River and the S English River at the southern edge of the survey. The agricultural grid is punctuated by winding watercourses including Old Mans Creek, Teener Creek, and Deer Creek, which break the straight lines of the section-line roads. This map captures the modern rural infrastructure, showing how local transit relies on historical routes such as the Keokuk Iowa Rd and the Iowa Washington Rd. The placement of these small settlements near the creek beds illustrates the long-standing relationship between local topography and the placement of community centers in the Iowa countryside.