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1964 Map of James

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of James
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Floyd River corridor serves as a busy industrial and transportation artery north of Sioux City in this mid-1960s study. Multiple rail lines including the Chicago and North Western and Illinois Central Burlington converge near the Sioux City corporate boundary, tracing the river valley through the townships of Perry, Hungerford, and Concord. The map documents the northern edge of urban expansion at Leeds and Springdale, where residential development and industrial landmarks like a Drive-in Theater and Radio Towers (KSCJ) meet the agricultural landscape.

Rural settlements such as James and Hinton maintain their identity along the highway and rail routes, while smaller historical markers like the Hungerford Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists. The terrain shifts from the level floodplains of the river to the dissected uplands drained by Perry Creek and Little Whisky Creek, illustrating the geographic constraints that shaped the growth of the Plymouth and Woodbury county line area.