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2010 Map of Latimer

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Latimer sits in the southwestern corner of this Iowa landscape, where the Latimer Post Office serves the local community amid a grid of rural agricultural roads. The area is characterized by its numerous small burial grounds that reflect the ancestral heritage of the township, including Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, ZionReformed Cemetery, and Marion Center Cemetery. These sites, alongside Old Chapin Cemetery and Trinity Cemetery, provide valuable anchor points for genealogists tracing family histories in Franklin County.

Water management is central to the terrain, with Buffalo Creek, Spring Creek, and Otter Creek winding through the fields. The integration of natural waterways and human-engineered drainage, such as Ditch Number 55, illustrates the systematic development of the Iowa prairie for large-scale farming. Named thoroughfares like Heather Ave, Indigo Ave, and Mallard Ave maintain the orderly section-line pattern common to the region.