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1956 Map of Neola

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Neola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Neola and Minden anchor this mid-century look at Pottawattamie County, Iowa, where the landscape is defined by its dense network of major railroads. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Chicago Great Western lines converge near the valley of Mosquito Creek, illustrating the era's rail-heavy logistics before the dominance of the modern interstate system.

Smaller hubs like Bentley and York Center reflect the agricultural layout of the time, supported by local institutions like Pleasant Valley Sch No 3. The terrain is marked by a series of parallel drainage systems, including Keg Creek, Silver Creek, and Middle Silver Creek, which carve through the townships of Minden, Norwalk, York, and Neola. This 1956 field-checked survey preserves the exact placement of rural landmarks, from the Tower 1342 to individual farmsteads along state routes 191 and 64.