2013 Map of Malcom

About this map

Malcom sits at a crossroads of early twentieth-century commerce and modern transport, where the township grid meets the irregular path of Diagonal Rd. This landscape is defined by the headwaters and tributaries that drain the Iowa plains, including the meandering Little Bear Cr and the N English River further south. The settlement of Ewart appears at the western edge of the quadrangle along Ewart Rd, representing the small-scale rural hamlets that once anchored the agricultural economy. While modern Interstate 80 cuts a straight east-west line across the center, the surrounding network of section-line roads like 90th St and 110th St reveals the enduring structure of the original land surveys. The interplay between the natural flow of Dugout Cr and the rigid road grid highlights the transition from a nineteenth-century river-oriented economy to a modern highway-based transit system.