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2010 Map of Mallard

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Mallard and its surrounding agricultural grid define the character of this Palo Alto County landscape in the early 21st century. The town center is anchored by the Mallard Post Office, while the smaller settlement of Curlew sits to the northwest, also retaining its own Curlew Post Office at this time. The land is defined by a rigorous network of section-line roads, including 450th St and 450th Ave, which carve the prairie into productive tracts.

Genealogists and local historians can locate specific burial sites at Saint Marys Cemetery and Rush Lake Cemetery, both situated north of the primary settlements. The natural drainage of the region is traced by the winding paths of Beaver Creek and Pilot Creek, which break the otherwise geometric regularity of the rural road system. In the far southeastern corner, the map captures the edge of Plover, showing its relationship to the broader drainage patterns of the Iowa plains.