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2010 Map of Lenox

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Taylor County is anchored by the community of Lenox, located at the southern edge of this survey. The town serves as a local hub, featuring the Lenox Post Office and a cluster of burial grounds including North Fairview Cemetery, East Fairview Cemetery, and West Fairview Cemetery. North of the main settlement, the terrain is characterized by a grid of rural roads and the meandering paths of the Middle Branch One Hundred and Two River and the West Branch One Hundred and Two River.

Water management and recreation are central to the area's geography, visible in the proximity of Water Works Lake, Maharry Lake, and East Lake to the northeast of the town center. Small rural clusters like Stringtown and family-named landmarks such as Salem Cemetery provide essential points of reference for genealogists tracking family lineages across this corner of Iowa. The map documents a classic Midwestern drainage pattern where tributaries like Saylings Creek and Todd Branch feed into the larger river branches.