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2015 Map of New Sharon

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of New Sharon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

New Sharon serves as the primary population center on this Mahaska County survey, located at the intersection of a dense grid of township roads. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of the North Skunk River in the northeast and the South Skunk River in the southwest, with several tributaries such as Middle Cr and Ballinger Cr cutting through the agricultural terrain.

For local historians, the presence of small, dispersed burial grounds like Friends Cem, Highland Cem, Jackson Cem, and Weatherwax Cem offers clear evidence of early rural settlement patterns across Townships 76 and 77 North. To the south, the community of Lacey sits along Broadway, reflecting the established road network that links these farming districts. This survey documents the intersection of rural life and river geography just as modern infrastructure continues to follow the paths of original pioneer-era sections.