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2010 Map of Holland

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Holland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Holland serves as the primary hub of this Grundy County landscape, centered around the Holland Post Office and the nearby Holland Cemetery. The region is defined by a strict grid of agricultural roads, including W Univ St and W Copp, which divide the fertile Iowa prairie into large, productive parcels. Significant for genealogical research, several rural burial grounds are scattered across the township, such as the Pleasant Valley Reformed Cemetery in the north and the Colfax Center Cemetery further south.

Waterways like South Fork Blackhawk Creek and Holland Creek cut diagonally across this geometric road network, providing the only natural variation in the terrain. The settlement of Fern occupies the northeastern corner of the sheet, illustrating the persistent small-town structure of the region in the early 21st century. This survey documents the intersection of modern infrastructure and the enduring agricultural layout of the American heartland.