1982 Map of Lanyon

About this map

Paton anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, which captures the geometric agricultural landscape of the Iowa prairie at the dawn of the 1980s. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of East Buttrick Creek and Lost Grove Creek, where the natural drainage patterns compete with a rigid grid of section lines and field boundaries. The Chicago and North Western Railroad cuts diagonally across the northern half of the map, linking the small communities of Lanyon and Hope.