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2022 Map of Iola

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Iola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Neosho River carves a winding path through the center of this Allen County landscape, defining the layout of the county seat and its neighboring communities. In Iola, the street grid is anchored by the Allen County Courthouse and extends north toward the Allen Community College campus. The city’s history is preserved at Highland Cem and Iola Cem, while the smaller industrial enclave of Bassett sits to the south near the shores of Lake Bassett.

A notable characteristic of the rural sections is the thematic naming of thoroughfares, with state-named roads like Oregon Rd, New Hampshire Rd, and Missouri Rd creating a systematic grid across the prairie. To the north, the small settlement of Carlyle marks the transition into the drainage areas of Deer Creek and Carlyle Cr, illustrating the long-standing relationship between these prairie towns and their vital water sources.