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1971 Map of New Hartford

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of New Hartford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The New Hartford settlement sits at the intersection of significant transportation and water routes where Beaver Creek and the Illinois Central railroad converge. This early 1970s landscape is characterized by its agricultural townships, including Beaver, Union, Fairfield, and Cedar Falls, where the terrain is marked by numerous family and community burial grounds such as Oak Hill Cem, Gerholdt Cem, and Rarick Cem.

Industry and recreation are visible in the surrounding Butler and Grundy County borderlands, from the Gravel Pits in the south to the Beaver Hills Country Club in the east. The waterways of the West Fork Cedar River and the small Railroad Lake illustrate the drainage patterns that shaped local development, while the Isley Landing Strip highlights the modernization of rural Iowa travel during this period.