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2010 Map of Maxwell

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Maxwell serves as the primary hub in this corner of Story County, centered around the Maxwell Post Office and the surrounding street grid. The landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of East Indian Creek and West Indian Creek, which converge as they flow southward through a series of agricultural townships. These waterways are joined by smaller tributaries like Rupple Creek and Calamus Creek, with the latter crossed by the notable Calamus Creek Bridge.

Rural history is preserved through a series of distinct cemeteries that mark the old community lines, including Woodland Cemetery near the settlement of Iowa Center and Pleasant Run Cemetery to the north. Smaller hamlets and residential pockets such as Elwell and Robison-Whitaker Acres dot the gridded road network, illustrating the persistent settlement patterns of central Iowa. The map highlights the intersection of traditional land use and modern infrastructure, visible in the alignment of roads like Rock Creek DR and numerous numbered avenues.