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1967 Map of Ida Grove

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Ida Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Ida Grove serves as the focal point of this late-1960s Iowa landscape, situated at the confluence of the Maple River and Odebolt Creek. The town's layout reflects a typical mid-century Midwestern hub, with the Chicago and North Western railroad bisecting the community and providing a vital link for the agricultural economy. To the northwest, Moorehead Pioneer Park occupies a bend in the river, while the Sacred Heart Cem and Ida Grove Cemetery mark the community's established local history.

The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Elk Creek, Badger Creek, and Little Soldier Creek, which carve through the townships of Corwin, Blaine, Grant, and Hayes. This survey, produced as part of a development program for the Missouri River Basin, captures the region just before significant modern expansion, detailing infrastructure such as the Ida Grove Municipal Airport and a downstream Gaging Station used for monitoring the local river system.