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2018 Map of Iowa

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Iowa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Agricultural lands and prairie pockets define this Calcasieu Parish landscape as it appeared in 2018. The settlement of Iowa serves as a primary hub in the northeast, positioned along the BNSF Railway corridor. Smaller residential clusters and historically named locales like Chloe, Manchester, and Bellevue are linked by a grid of rural roads and drainage infrastructure. Water management is a central feature of the terrain, visible through the meandering W Fork English Bayou and engineered waterways such as Government Ditch and the Indian Bayou Canal.

South of the main rail line, the landscape transitions into more open stretches toward Holmwood and the Plateau Petit Bois. Specialized local industry is noted through sites like the O'Brien Flying Service and Morgan Crop Service Number 2, reflecting the area's continued reliance on aviation and commercial agriculture. The presence of smaller communities like Bon Air and Chalkley provides a clear view of how development has dispersed across the parish south of Interstate 10.