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2011 Map of Holden

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Holden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The settlement of Holden serves as the primary hub in this western Johnson County landscape, characterized by a dense network of rural roads such as SW 1001st RD and SW 200th RD that partition the agricultural terrain. To the south, the smaller community of Magnolia anchors the map's lower edge near the meandering course of White Oak Creek. This area is deeply rooted in local family history, evidenced by a significant number of burial grounds distributed across the townships, including Ferguson Cemetery in the north and Outon Cemetery further south.

Water management and drainage define the geography, from the Number 203 Reservoir northeast of Holden to the various branches of Bear Creek and Briar Creek that cut through the rolling fields. Institutional landmarks such as the Pleasant Shade School reflect the early educational infrastructure of the county, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in the region during the early twenty-first century.