1968 Map of Labanon

About this map

Lebanon serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape in Sioux County during the late 1960s. Situated atop the Garfield Plateau, the terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Dry Creek and Sixmile Creek, which carve through the land between the townships of Garfield and Center. This survey, part of a program for the Missouri River Basin development, illustrates the rural infrastructure that supported local life, including the Peace Ch and the centrally located Townhall. Genealogists and local historians can find precise locations for several community markers, such as the Highland Cem near the western edge of the quadrangle. The map's detail extends to the technical, showing a Substation and a network of field lines that reveal the organization of Iowa farmsteads at this time.