1982 Map of London

About this map

London serves as the focal point for this survey of southern Freeborn County, situated just north of the Iowa border during the early 1980s. The landscape is defined by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, which cuts a sharp diagonal path through the prairie, and the meandering course of the Cedar River to the east. This era of land management is reflected in the Red Cedar State Wildlife Management Area, preserving riverfront habitat amidst an extensively ditched agricultural region featuring County Ditch No 71 and Judicial Ditch No 77. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites across the township lines, including London Cem, Cedar City Cem, and the Trondhjem Ch in the northwestern corner, documenting the enduring footprint of early Scandinavian and pioneer settlement patterns in the rural Midwest.