2015 Map of Merle Junction

About this map

Merle Junction sits at the center of this Taylor County landscape, where the branching tributaries of the One Hundred and Two River system carve a network of valleys through the Iowa farmland. The topography is defined by the Middle Br One Hundred and Two River and the E Fork One Hundred and Two River, alongside smaller waterways like Hog Br and Honey Cr. These drainage patterns dictated the original settlement and road layouts, which primarily follow a rigid section-line grid despite the rolling elevation changes. In the northern reaches, the town of Lenox establishes a small urban footprint, while Clearfield anchors the eastern edge. Local genealogy is anchored by sites such as Tando-Winslow Cem and Conway Cem, while Wilson Lake provides a notable point of interest among the agricultural fields.