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1965 Map of Iowa City East

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Iowa City East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path across this landscape, connecting small agricultural hubs like Morse, Elmira, and Oasis as they appeared in the mid-1960s. On the western edge, the Iowa City Corporate Boundary begins to push eastward, marked by the development of Memory Gardens Cem and the Southeast Jr High Sch. This era captures a rural school system in transition, still showing numerous country schoolhouses such as Railroad Sch, Carthage Sch, and Center Sch scattered among the townships.

Drainage across the rolling terrain is defined by Rapid Creek and Nicholson Creek in the north, while Snyder Creek flows through the southern portion of Scott township. The map provides significant detail for genealogists, recording several family and community landmarks like Brick Chapel Cem and St Marys Ch. The presence of a Quarry near Newport and a localized Gaging Station on the creek highlights the area's mixed economy of small-scale industry and livestock farming.