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2010 Map of La Porte City

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of La Porte City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

La Porte City serves as the central hub of this Black Hawk County landscape, situated at the confluence where Wolf Creek meets the meandering Cedar River. The town's grid is anchored by the La Porte City Post Office and extends toward Westview Cemetery on the eastern edge. This 2010 survey reflects a rural Iowa environment defined by a rigid section-line road network that circumvents several significant waterways, including Mud Creek and Rock Creek.

Outside the primary settlement, the map documents smaller locales like Enterprise and a series of burial grounds that mark the heritage of the surrounding townships, such as Anton Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, and Engledow Cemetery. A notable transition in land use is visible along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail, which follows a former rail corridor northwest out of the city, illustrating the shift from industrial transport to modern recreational space.